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 2022 to April 2023
  % change
Main contributors to the 12-month change  
Main upward contributors  
Mortgage interest cost 28.5
Rent 6.1
Food purchased from restaurants 6.4
Purchase of passenger vehicles 4.1
Homeowners' maintenance and repairs 8.4
Main downward contributors  
Gasoline -7.7
Other owned accommodation expenses -3.8
Child care and housekeeping services -11.6
Fuel oil and other fuels -14.8
Digital computing equipment and devices -7.1
  March to April 2023
  % change
Main contributors to the 1-month change, not seasonally adjusted  
Main upward contributors  
Gasoline 6.3
Mortgage interest cost 1.9
Rent 0.9
Purchase of recreational vehicles and outboard motors 4.3
Electricity 2.9
Main downward contributors  
Travel tours -19.1
Fresh vegetables -4.1
Natural gas -5.4
Tools and other household equipment -2.5
Fuel oil and other fuels -7.1
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