Table 3
Consumer Price Index and major components
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Relative importance¹ | March 2011 | April 2011 | May 2011 | March to April 2011 | April to May 2011 | |
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Seasonally adjusted² | ||||||
% | (2002=100) | % change | ||||
All-items CPI | 100.00³ | 119.4 | 119.7 | 119.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Food | 15.99 | 126.9 | 126.7 | 127.3 | -0.2 | 0.5 |
Shelter | 27.49 | 124.6 | 125.2 | 125.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Household operations, furnishings and equipment | 11.55 | 110.3 | 109.5 | 110.2 | -0.7 | 0.6 |
Clothing and footwear | 5.31 | 92.2 | 91.2 | 93.0 | -1.1 | 2.0 |
Transportation | 20.60 | 125.2 | 126.4 | 126.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
Health and personal care | 4.95 | 116.9 | 117.1 | 117.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Recreation, education and reading | 11.20 | 105.6 | 105.6 | 105.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products | 2.91 | 134.8 | 135.0 | 135.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
Special aggregates | ||||||
Core CPI4 | 82.15 | 116.9 | 117.2 | 117.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
All-items CPI excluding food and energy | 73.93 | 114.3 | 114.4 | 114.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
2009 CPI basket weights at April 2011 prices, Canada, effective May 2011. Detailed weights are available under the Documentation section of survey 2301 (www.statcan.gc.ca/imdb-bmdi/index-eng.htm).
Each month, the previous month's seasonally adjusted index is subject to revision. On an annual basis, the seasonally adjusted values for the last three years are revised with the January data release. Since these revisions can lead to changes in both the levels and movements of the indexes, users employing the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for indexation purposes are advised to use the unadjusted indexes.
Figures may not add to 100% as a result of rounding.
The measure of Core 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/rates/price-indexes/cpi).
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