Table 4-2
The Consumer Price Index, major components and selected sub-groups, Canada, not seasonally adjusted — Shelter

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The Consumer Price Index, major components and selected sub-groups, Canada, not seasonally adjusted — Shelter
Table summary
This table displays the shelter component of the Consumer Price Index, not seasonally adjusted, for Canada. The row headers provide information for selected sub-groups of the shelter component. The column headers provide information for the CANSIM vector numbers, the index numbers for the corresponding month of the previous year, the last month, and the current month, followed by the percentage change in the current month's index compared to last month and the current month's index compared to the corresponding month of the previous year. The base year for the index is 2002=100.
  CANSIM vector number Indexes Percentage change
January  2012 December  2012 January  2013 December 2012 to January 2013 January 2012 to January 2013
    2002=100 %
Shelter (v41691050) 127.1 127.5 127.8 0.2 0.6
Rented accommodation (v41691051) 112.7 114.5 114.6 0.1 1.7
Rent (v41691052) 112.8 114.5 114.6 0.1 1.6
Owned accommodation (v41691055) 129.6 130.4 130.2 -0.2 0.5
Mortgage interest cost 1 (v41691056) 110.8 106.8 106.2 -0.6 -4.2
Homeowners' replacement cost (v41691057) 146.1 149.1 149.2 0.1 2.1
Property taxes (including special charges) (v41691058) 136.8 140.6 140.6 0.0 2.8
Homeowners' home and mortgage insurance (v41691059) 172.5 176.6 176.5 -0.1 2.3
Homeowners' maintenance and repairs (v41691060) 119.6 126.1 126.1 0.0 5.4
Water, fuel and electricity (v41691062) 141.7 138.2 140.9 2.0 -0.6
Electricity 2 (v41691063) 131.8 129.2 130.0 0.6 -1.4
Water (v41691064) 184.2 188.0 196.9 4.7 6.9
Natural gas (v41691065) 108.0 100.9 104.9 4.0 -2.9
Fuel oil and other fuels (v41691066) 242.2 235.8 240.3 1.9 -0.8
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