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
  December 2022 to December 2023
  % change
Main contributors to the 12-month change  
Main upward contributors  
Mortgage interest cost 28.6
Rent 7.7
Food purchased from restaurants 5.6
Purchase of passenger vehicles 2.3
Passenger vehicle insurance premiums 5.9
Main downward contributors  
Telephone services -20.6
Natural gas -14.5
Homeowners' replacement cost -1.5
Travel tours 8.8
Child care and housekeeping services -7.8
  November to December 2023
  % change
Main contributors to the 1-month change, not seasonally adjusted  
Main upward contributors  
Air transportation 31.1
Mortgage interest cost 1.8
Rent 0.7
Purchase of passenger vehicles 0.7
Passenger vehicle insurance premiums 1.1
Main downward contributors  
Travel tours -18.2
Gasoline -4.4
Telephone services -4.3
Women's clothing -3.1
Purchase of digital media -15.2
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