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Table 1
The Consumer Price Index, major components and special aggregates,
1 Canada, not seasonally adjusted

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The Consumer Price Index, major components and special aggregates, Canada, not seasonally adjusted
  CANSIM vector number Relative importance 2 Indexes Percentage change October 2009 from
October  2009 September  2009 October  2008 September  2009 October  2008
    2002=100
All-items (v41690973) 100.0 114.6 114.7 114.5 -0.1 0.1
Food (v41690974) 17.0 120.1 120.4 117.4 -0.2 2.3
Shelter (v41691050) 26.6 121.2 120.9 123.2 0.2 -1.6
Household operations, furnishings and equipment (v41691067) 11.1 107.9 107.9 105.2 0.0 2.6
Clothing and footwear (v41691108) 5.4 95.0 94.9 94.4 0.1 0.6
Transportation (v41691128) 19.9 113.4 113.6 117.0 -0.2 -3.1
Health and personal care (v41691153) 4.7 112.9 113.7 109.2 -0.7 3.4
Recreation, education and reading (v41691170) 12.2 104.5 104.9 103.0 -0.4 1.5
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products (v41691206) 3.1 131.4 131.3 128.0 0.1 2.7
All-items (1992=100) (v41713403) . 136.4 136.5 136.3 -0.1 0.1
Special aggregates  
Goods (v41691222) 48.8 107.0 107.4 108.9 -0.4 -1.7
Durable goods (v41691223) 13.3 85.7 85.6 87.2 0.1 -1.7
Semi-durable goods (v41691224) 7.2 96.4 96.1 94.9 0.3 1.6
Non-durable goods (v41691225) 28.2 121.6 122.6 124.8 -0.8 -2.6
Services (v41691230) 51.2 122.1 121.9 120.0 0.2 1.8
All-items excluding food (v41691232) 83.0 113.5 113.5 113.9 0.0 -0.4
All-items excluding food and energy (v41691233) 73.6 112.0 111.8 110.6 0.2 1.3
All-items excluding energy (v41691238) 90.6 113.4 113.4 111.8 0.0 1.4
All-items excluding gasoline (v41693245) 95.1 113.6 113.6 112.7 0.0 0.8
All-items excluding shelter, insurance and financial services (v41693246) 69.9 110.6 110.9 110.1 -0.3 0.5
Energy (v41691239) 9.4 128.8 131.3 147.5 -1.9 -12.7
All-items excluding alcoholic beverages, tobacco products and smokers' supplies (v41691241) 96.9 113.9 114.0 113.9 -0.1 0.0
Core consumer price index (CPI) (Bank of Canada definition) 3 (v41693242) 82.7 114.2 114.1 112.2 0.1 1.8