Table 5
Main contributors to the 12-month and 1-month change in the Consumer Price Index
| August 2023 to August 2024 | |
|---|---|
| % change | |
| Main contributors to the 12-month change | |
| Main upward contributors | |
| Mortgage interest cost | 18.8 |
| Rent | 8.9 |
| Passenger vehicle insurance premiums | 9.1 |
| Food purchased from restaurants | 3.4 |
| Property taxes and other special charges | 4.9 |
| Main downward contributors | |
| Gasoline | -5.1 |
| Telephone services | -9.3 |
| Women's clothing | -5.6 |
| Purchase of passenger vehicles | -1.5 |
| Digital computing equipment and devices | -10.1 |
| July to August 2024 | |
|---|---|
| % change | |
| Main contributors to the 1-month change, not seasonally adjusted | |
| Main upward contributors | |
| Rent | 1.0 |
| Mortgage interest cost | 0.8 |
| Alcoholic beverages purchased from stores | 1.2 |
| Tools and other household equipment | 2.3 |
| Non-alcoholic beverages | 2.8 |
| Main downward contributors | |
| Air transportation | -8.9 |
| Gasoline | -2.6 |
| Women's clothing | -3.5 |
| Travel tours | -3.9 |
| Telephone services | -3.3 |
Source(s):
Table 18-10-0004-01.
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