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
  July 2024 to July 2025
  % change
Main contributors to the 12-month change  
Main upward contributors  
Rent 5.1
Mortgage interest cost 4.8
Purchase of passenger vehicles 4.5
Food purchased from restaurants 3.2
Property taxes and other special charges 6.0
Main downward contributors  
Gasoline -16.1
Air transportation -10.6
Telephone services -4.8
Fuel, parts and accessories for recreational vehicles -13.8
Natural gas -7.3
  June to July 2025
  % change
Main contributors to the 1-month change, not seasonally adjusted  
Main upward contributors  
Air transportation 6.7
Telephone services 3.1
Rent 0.6
Travel tours 3.2
Natural gas 7.7
Main downward contributors  
Women's clothing -2.3
Gasoline -0.7
Purchase of passenger vehicles -0.4
Children's clothing -5.2
Clothing accessories (2013=100) -4.5
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