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
  July 2022 to July 2023
  % change
Main contributors to the 12-month change  
Main upward contributors  
Mortgage interest cost 30.6
Rent 5.5
Food purchased from restaurants 6.1
Electricity 11.7
Meat 7.7
Main downward contributors  
Gasoline -12.9
Telephone services -11.1
Natural gas -15.7
Other owned accommodation expenses -1.4
Child care and housekeeping services -10.4
  June to July 2023
  % change
Main contributors to the 1-month change, not seasonally adjusted  
Main upward contributors  
Travel tours 15.5
Air transportation 13.6
Mortgage interest cost 2.0
Electricity 3.3
Gasoline 0.9
Main downward contributors  
Fresh fruit -6.5
Furniture -1.8
Women's clothing -1.5
Children's clothing -3.2
Household appliances -1.5
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