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
  September 2023 to September 2024
  % change
Main contributors to the 12-month change  
Main upward contributors  
Mortgage interest cost 16.7
Rent 8.2
Passenger vehicle insurance premiums 9.6
Food purchased from restaurants 3.5
Property taxes and other special charges 4.9
Main downward contributors  
Gasoline -10.7
Telephone services -8.0
Women's clothing -6.4
Purchase of passenger vehicles -1.3
Men's clothing -6.0
  August to September 2024
  % change
Main contributors to the 1-month change, not seasonally adjusted  
Main upward contributors  
Mortgage interest cost 0.9
Tuition fees 1.8
Passenger vehicle insurance premiums 1.0
Children's clothing 5.0
Women's clothing 1.5
Main downward contributors  
Gasoline -7.1
Air transportation -14.3
Travel tours -3.8
Fuel, parts and accessories for recreational vehicles -6.2
Telephone services -1.2
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