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
  May 2021 to May 2022
  % change
Main contributors to the 12-month change  
Main upward contributors  
Gasoline 48.0
Other owned accommodation expenses 14.8
Homeowners' replacement cost 11.1
Purchase of passenger vehicles 6.8
Food purchased from restaurants 6.8
Main downward contributors  
Mortgage interest cost -2.7
Travel tours -13.5
Passenger vehicle registration fees -28.2
Telephone services -3.3
Digital computing equipment and devices -7.8
  April to May 2022
  % change
Main contributors to the 1-month change, not seasonally adjusted  
Main upward contributors  
Gasoline 12.0
Traveller accommodation 14.3
Fuel oil and other fuels 21.5
Purchase of passenger vehicles 0.8
Furniture 2.9
Main downward contributors  
Household appliances -1.8
Non-prescribed medicines -0.9
Digital computing equipment and devices -0.6
Sugar and confectionery -0.9
Air transportation -0.8
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