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
  April 2021 to April 2022
  % change
Main contributors to the 12-month change  
Main upward contributors  
Gasoline 36.3
Homeowners' replacement cost 13.0
Other owned accommodation expenses 17.2
Purchase of passenger vehicles 7.5
Food purchased from restaurants 6.6
Main downward contributors  
Mortgage interest cost -4.4
Telephone services -6.7
Travel tours -18.6
Passenger vehicle insurance premiums -3.0
Passenger vehicle registration fees -28.2
  March to April 2022
  % change
Main contributors to the 1-month change, not seasonally adjusted  
Main upward contributors  
Other owned accommodation expenses 2.0
Homeowners' replacement cost 1.5
Food purchased from restaurants 1.5
Natural gas 6.3
Homeowners' maintenance and repairs 2.6
Main downward contributors  
Travel tours -12.6
Purchase of digital media -19.1
Purchase of recreational vehicles and outboard motors -3.0
Child care and housekeeping services -4.2
Gasoline -0.7
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