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
  February 2021 to February 2022
  % change
Main contributors to the 12-month change  
Main upward contributors  
Gasoline 32.3
Homeowners' replacement cost 13.2
Other owned accommodation expenses 14.3
Purchase of passenger vehicles 4.7
Rent 4.2
Main downward contributors  
Mortgage interest cost -6.0
Passenger vehicle insurance premiums -6.5
Telephone services -7.9
Travel tours -17.9
Digital computing equipment and devices -7.7
  January to February 2022
  % change
Main contributors to the 1-month change, not seasonally adjusted  
Main upward contributors  
Gasoline 6.9
Rent 1.0
Dairy products 3.7
Purchase of passenger vehicles 0.8
Homeowners' replacement cost 0.7
Main downward contributors  
Jewellery -5.3
Paper, plastic and aluminum foil supplies -2.6
Air transportation -3.4
Internet access services (200212=100) -0.9
Telephone services -0.5
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