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
  May 2024 to May 2025
  % change
Main contributors to the 12-month change  
Main upward contributors  
Mortgage interest cost 6.2
Rent 4.5
Food purchased from restaurants 3.3
Passenger vehicle insurance premiums 8.0
Purchase of passenger vehicles 3.2
Main downward contributors  
Gasoline -15.5
Air transportation -10.1
Natural gas -13.6
Fuel, parts and accessories for recreational vehicles -13.3
Telephone services -3.9
  April to May 2025
  % change
Main contributors to the 1-month change, not seasonally adjusted  
Main upward contributors  
Traveller accommodation 21.6
Telephone Services 6.2
Gasoline 1.9
Purchase of passenger vehicles 0.9
Travel tours 3.3
Main downward contributors  
Furniture -1.9
Air transportation -2.3
Purchase of recreational vehicles and outboard motors -2.2
Internet access services -1.1
Sporting and exercise equipment -3.3
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