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
  December 2020 to December 2021
  % change
Main contributors to the 12-month change  
Main upward contributors  
Gasoline 33.3
Homeowners' replacement cost 13.6
Purchase of passenger vehicles 7.2
Other owned accommodation expenses 13.4
Meat 9.0
Main downward contributors  
Mortgage interest cost -7.6
Telephone services -11.1
Passenger vehicle insurance premiums -6.2
Travel tours -25.9
Digital computing equipment and devices -7.6
  November to December 2021
  % change
Main contributors to the 1-month change, not seasonally adjusted  
Main upward contributors  
Air transportation 24.7
Homeowners' home and mortgage insurance 4.4
Homeowners' replacement cost 0.9
Fresh fruit 4.3
Purchase of passenger vehicles 0.5
Main downward contributors  
Gasoline -4.1
Women's clothing -4.4
Men's clothing -5.3
Video equipment -5.2
Personal care supplies and equipment -1.5
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