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
  March 2021 to March 2022
  % change
Main contributors to the 12-month change  
Main upward contributors  
Gasoline 39.8
Homeowners' replacement cost 12.9
Other owned accommodation expenses 16.9
Purchase of passenger vehicles 7.0
Rent 4.1
Main downward contributors  
Mortgage interest cost -5.4
Passenger vehicle insurance premiums -6.2
Passenger vehicle registration fees -28.2
Telephone services -2.5
Tools and other household equipment -3.1
  February to March 2022
  % change
Main contributors to the 1-month change, not seasonally adjusted  
Main upward contributors  
Gasoline 11.8
Other owned accommodation expenses 3.5
Furniture 8.2
Purchase of passenger vehicles 1.6
Purchase of recreational vehicles and outboard motors 5.6
Main downward contributors  
Passenger vehicle registration fees -28.8
Electricity -1.5
Telephone services -1.5
Fresh vegetables -1.8
Meat -0.7
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