Table 5
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 |
Source(s):
Table 18-10-0004-01.
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