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 2023 to December 2024
  % change
Main contributors to the 12-month change  
Main upward contributors  
Mortgage interest cost 11.7
Rent 7.1
Passenger vehicle insurance premiums 8.7
Property taxes and other special charges 6.0
Gasoline 3.5
Main downward contributors  
Telephone services -7.6
Food purchased from restaurants -1.6
Women's clothing -4.7
Toys, games (excluding video games) and hobby supplies -7.2
Digital computing equipment and devices -9.0
  November to December 2024
  % change
Main contributors to the 1-month change, not seasonally adjusted  
Main upward contributors  
Air transportation 27.5
Purchase of digital media 30.4
Fresh vegetables 2.9
Passenger vehicle insurance premiums 1.0
Mortgage interest cost 0.4
Main downward contributors  
Food purchased from restaurants -4.5
Alcoholic beverages purchased from stores -4.1
Toys, games (excluding video games) and hobby supplies -7.1
Telephone services -3.1
Women's clothing -2.6
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