Table 3
Consumer Price Index and major components – Seasonally adjustedNote 1

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Consumer Price Index and major components – Seasonally adjusted

Table summary
This table displays the results of consumer price index and major components – seasonally adjusted relative importance, december 2011, january 2012, february 2012, december 2011 to january 2012 and january to february 2012, calculated using %, (2002=100) and % change units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Relative importanceNote 2 December 2011 January 2012 February 2012 December 2011 to January 2012 January to February 2012
  % (2002=100) % change
All-items Consumer Price Index (CPI) 100.00Note 3 120.8 121.4 121.5 0.5 0.1
Food 15.99 129.7 130.1 130.3 0.3 0.2
Shelter 27.49 126.8 127.1 126.9 0.2 -0.2
Household operations, furnishings and equipment 11.55 112.1 112.4 112.7 0.3 0.3
Clothing and footwear 5.31 91.8 92.1 92.8 0.3 0.8
Transportation 20.60 127.0 128.6 129.2 1.3 0.5
Health and personal care 4.95 118.3 118.4 118.7 0.1 0.3
Recreation, education and reading 11.20 105.0 105.0 105.1 0.0 0.1
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products 2.91 135.8 136.3 136.6 0.4 0.2
Special aggregates            
Core CPINote 4 82.15 118.5 118.8 119.0 0.3 0.2
All-items CPI excluding food and energyNote 5 73.93 115.3 115.7 115.8 0.3 0.1
Note 1.

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 CPI for indexation purposes are advised to use the unadjusted indexes.

Note 2.

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).

Note 3.

Figures may not add up to 100% as a result of rounding.

Note 4.

The Bank of Canada's core index excludes eight of the Consumer Price Index's most volatile components (fruit, fruit preparations and nuts; vegetables and vegetable preparations; mortgage interest cost; natural gas; fuel oil and other fuels; gasoline; inter-city transportation; and tobacco products and smokers' supplies) as well as the effects of changes in indirect taxes on the remaining components. For additional information on the core CPI, please consult the Bank of Canada website (www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/price-indexes/cpi).

Note 5.

The special aggregate "Energy" includes: electricity; natural gas; fuel oil and other fuels; gasoline; and fuel, parts and supplies for recreational vehicles.