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Table 1 Consumer Price Index and major components, Canada1
| (2002=100) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relative importance2 | November 2008 | November 2009 | October 2008 to October 2009 | November 2008 to November 2009 | |
| Unadjusted | |||||
| % change | |||||
| All-items | 100.003 | 114.1 | 115.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Food | 17.04 | 119.5 | 121.5 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| Shelter | 26.62 | 123.4 | 121.3 | -1.6 | -1.7 |
| Household operations, furnishings and equipment | 11.10 | 105.5 | 108.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| Clothing and footwear | 5.36 | 94.1 | 95.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| Transportation | 19.88 | 113.2 | 115.4 | -3.1 | 1.9 |
| Health and personal care | 4.73 | 110.1 | 113.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| Recreation, education and reading | 12.20 | 101.9 | 103.7 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products | 3.07 | 128.5 | 131.3 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| All-items (1992=100) | 135.8 | 137.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | |
| Special aggregates | |||||
| Goods | 48.78 | 108.1 | 108.6 | -1.7 | 0.5 |
| Services | 51.22 | 120.0 | 121.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| All-items excluding food and energy | 73.57 | 111.3 | 112.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| Energy | 9.38 | 130.7 | 132.4 | -12.7 | 1.3 |
| Core CPI4 | 82.71 | 113.0 | 114.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
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(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, consult the Bank of Canada website (www.bankofcanada.ca/en/inflation/index.htm).
