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Table 1 Consumer Price Index and major components, Canada1(2002=100)
| Relative importance2 | May 2008 | May 2009 | April 2008 to April 2009 | May 2008 to May 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted | |||||
| % change | |||||
| All-items | 100.003 | 114.6 | 114.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Food | 17.04 | 114.6 | 121.9 | 7.1 | 6.4 |
| Shelter | 26.62 | 121.6 | 121.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Household operations and furnishings | 11.10 | 104.3 | 107.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| Clothing and footwear | 5.36 | 93.0 | 93.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Transportation | 19.88 | 123.6 | 113.5 | -8.0 | -8.2 |
| Health and personal care | 4.73 | 108.6 | 112.1 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
| Recreation, education and reading | 12.20 | 102.9 | 103.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products | 3.07 | 127.4 | 131.2 | 2.4 | 3.0 |
| All-items (1992=100) | 136.4 | 136.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |
| Special aggregates | |||||
| Goods | 48.78 | 110.4 | 108.1 | -2.0 | -2.1 |
| Services | 51.22 | 118.7 | 121.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| All-items excluding food and energy | 73.57 | 110.3 | 111.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Energy | 9.38 | 158.4 | 129.4 | -17.5 | -18.3 |
| Core CPI4 | 82.71 | 111.5 | 113.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
The month-to-month percentage changes are available from the monthly publication The Consumer Price Index.
2005 CPI basket weights at April 2007 prices, Canada: Effective May 2007. Detailed weights are available under the Documentation section of survey 2301 at (www.statcan.gc.ca/imdb-bmdi/index-eng.htm).
Figures may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
The measure of Core Consumer Price Index (CPI) excludes from the all-items CPI the effect of changes in indirect taxes and eight of the most volatile components identified by the Bank of Canada: fruit, fruit preparations and nuts; vegetables and vegetable preparations; mortgage interest cost; natural gas; fuel oil and other fuel; gasoline; inter-city transportation; and tobacco products and smokers' supplies. For additional information on Core CPI, please consult the Bank of Canada website: (www.bankofcanada.ca/en/inflation/index.htm).
