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 2023 to April 2024
  % change
Main contributors to the 12-month change  
Main upward contributors  
Mortgage interest cost 24.5
Rent 8.2
Food purchased from restaurants 4.3
Gasoline 6.1
Passenger vehicle insurance premiums 6.8
Main downward contributors  
Telephone services -20.6
Internet access services -9.6
Men's clothing -5.9
Homeowners' replacement cost -0.9
Digital computing equipment and devices -9.1
  March to April 2024
  % change
Main contributors to the 1-month change, not seasonally adjusted  
Main upward contributors  
Gasoline 7.9
Mortgage interest cost 1.2
Internet access services 7.0
Rent 0.5
Women's clothing 2.1
Main downward contributors  
Travel tours -7.5
Fresh vegetables -3.6
Air transportation -5.7
Purchase of digital media -13.0
Furniture -1.0
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