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
  February 2024 to February 2025
  % change
Main contributors to the 12-month change  
Main upward contributors  
Mortgage interest cost 9.0
Rent 5.8
Travel tours 18.8
Passenger vehicle insurance premiums 7.5
Gasoline 5.1
Main downward contributors  
Food purchased from restaurants -1.4
Air transportation -4.4
Digital computing equipment and devices -8.3
Telephone services -2.6
Toys, games (excluding video games) and hobby supplies -4.8
  January to February 2025
  % change
Main contributors to the 1-month change, not seasonally adjusted  
Main upward contributors  
Travel tours 23.2
Food purchased from restaurants 4.3
Financial services 1.5
Alcoholic beverages purchased from stores 2.1
Household appliances 4.1
Main downward contributors  
Child care and housekeeping services -3.5
Passenger vehicle insurance premiums -0.8
Fresh vegetables -1.7
Homeowners' home and mortgage insurance -1.0
Furniture -0.6
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