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
  August 2024 to August 2025
  % change
Main contributors to the 12-month change  
Main upward contributors  
Rent 4.5
Mortgage interest cost 4.2
Purchase of passenger vehicles 4.0
Food purchased from restaurants 3.3
Passenger vehicle insurance premiums 6.7
Main downward contributors  
Gasoline -12.7
Travel tours -9.3
Air transportation -7.6
Homeowners' replacement cost -1.3
Natural gas -7.8
  July to August 2025
  % change
Main contributors to the 1-month change, not seasonally adjusted  
Main upward contributors  
Gasoline 1.4
Meat 2.2
Tools and other household equipment 4.1
Rent 0.4
Traveller accommodation 4.1
Main downward contributors  
Travel tours -11.3
Air transportation -5.9
Purchase of passenger vehicles -0.8
Fresh fruit -5.3
Women's clothing -1.6
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