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
  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
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