Table 5 
Main contributors to the 12-month and 1-month change in the Consumer Price Index 

Main contributors to the 12-month and 1-month change in the Consumer Price Index
  September 2020 to September 2021
  % change
Main contributors to the 12-month change  
Main upward contributors  
Gasoline 32.8
Homeowners' replacement cost 14.4
Purchase of passenger vehicles 7.2
Other owned accommodation expenses 14.2
Meat 9.5
Main downward contributors  
Mortgage interest cost -9.2
Telephone services -12.5
Passenger vehicle insurance premiums -5.5
Digital computing equipment and devices -7.4
Travel tours -14.0
  August to September 2021
  % change
Main contributors to the 1-month change, not seasonally adjusted  
Main upward contributors  
Homeowners' replacement cost 0.7
Meat 1.5
Women's clothing 2.9
Rent 0.5
Travel tours 8.3
Main downward contributors  
Air transportation -14.8
Fresh vegetables -2.2
Traveller accommodation -3.6
Reading material (excluding textbooks) -5.3
Electricity -0.8
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