The Consumer Price Index
December 2017
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Main contributors to the 12-month change in the CPI:
Main upward contributors:
- Gasoline (+12.2%)
- Purchase of passenger vehicles (+3.7%)
- Homeowners’ replacement cost (+3.5%)
- Food purchased from restaurants (+2.9%)
- Air transportation (+10.9%)
Main downward contributors:
- Electricity (-7.7%)
- Telephone services (-5.0%)
- Digital computing equipment and devices (-5.8%)
- Women’s clothing (-1.7%)
- Other recreational equipment (-12.1%)
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Main contributors to the monthly change in the CPI, not seasonally adjusted:
Main upward contributors:
- Purchase of passenger vehicles (+0.9%)
- Fresh vegetables (+4.8%)
- Air transportation (+3.5%)
- Fresh fruit (+2.3%)
- Mortgage interest cost (+0.5%)
Main downward contributors:
- Telephone services (-7.6%)
- Gasoline (-3.3%)
- Travel tours (-6.6%)
- Traveller accommodation (-6.9%)
- Men’s clothing (-5.0%)
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