The Consumer Price Index
March 2017
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Main contributors to the 12-month change in the CPI:
Main upward contributors:
- Gasoline (+15.2%)
- Homeowners' replacement cost (+4.0%)
- Travel tours (+6.8%)
- Purchase of passenger vehicles (+2.1%)
- Food purchased from restaurants (+2.4%)
Main downward contributors:
- Fresh vegetables (-10.2%)
- Fresh fruit (-12.4%)
- Telephone services (-3.1%)
- Meat (-3.0%)
- Electricity (-1.6%)
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Main contributors to the monthly change in the CPI, not seasonally adjusted:
Main upward contributors:
- Travel tours (+15.4%)
- Footwear (+4.1%)
- Men's clothing (+3.0%)
- Women's clothing (+1.8%)
- Homeowners' replacement cost (+0.3%)
Main downward contributors:
- Purchase of passenger vehicles (-0.7%)
- Traveller accommodation (-3.6%)
- Gasoline (-1.1%)
- Fresh fruit (-3.4%)
- Telephone services (-0.9%)
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