The Consumer Price Index
February 2018
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Main contributors to the 12-month change in the CPI:
Main upward contributors:
- Gasoline (+12.6%)
- Food purchased from restaurants (+4.0%)
- Purchase of passenger vehicles (+2.5%)
- Homeowners’ replacement cost (+3.6%)
- Mortgage interest cost (+2.3%)
Main downward contributors:
- Electricity (-4.7%)
- Traveller accommodation (-4.8%)
- Digital computing equipment and devices (-5.9%)
- Video equipment (-10.1%)
- Furniture (-1.8%)
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Main contributors to the monthly change in the CPI, not seasonally adjusted:
Main upward contributors:
- Travel tours (+18.1%)
- Purchase of passenger vehicles (+1.2%)
- Internet access services (+6.0%)
- Women’s clothing (+3.0%)
- Food purchased from restaurants (+0.6%)
Main downward contributors:
- Fresh fruit (-3.5%)
- Gasoline (-0.7%)
- Telephone services (-0.8%)
- Digital computing equipment and devices (-1.5%)
- Non-alcoholic beverages (-2.1%)
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