Table 1
Consumer Price Index, major components and special aggregates, Canada – Not seasonally adjusted
| Relative importance1 | December 2014 |
November 2015 |
December 2015 |
November to December 2015 | December 2014 to December 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | (2002=100) | (2002=100) | (2002=100) | % change | % change | |
| All-items | 100.002 | 124.5 | 127.1 | 126.5 | -0.5 | 1.6 |
| Food | 16.41 | 137.4 | 141.6 | 142.5 | 0.6 | 3.7 |
| Shelter | 26.80 | 133.0 | 134.4 | 134.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Household operations, furnishings and equipment | 13.14 | 117.8 | 119.8 | 119.6 | -0.2 | 1.5 |
| Clothing and footwear | 6.08 | 91.1 | 96.7 | 91.7 | -5.2 | 0.7 |
| Transportation | 19.10 | 124.9 | 126.3 | 125.6 | -0.6 | 0.6 |
| Health and personal care | 4.73 | 119.6 | 121.6 | 121.0 | -0.5 | 1.2 |
| Recreation, education and reading | 10.89 | 106.1 | 108.8 | 107.9 | -0.8 | 1.7 |
| Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products | 2.86 | 149.1 | 153.8 | 153.5 | -0.2 | 3.0 |
| Special aggregates | ||||||
| Bank of Canada's core index3 | 85.39 | 123.7 | 126.6 | 126.1 | -0.4 | 1.9 |
| All-items excluding energy | 92.21 | 122.5 | 125.4 | 125.0 | -0.3 | 2.0 |
| Energy4 | 7.79 | 148.7 | 146.5 | 143.4 | -2.1 | -3.6 |
| Gasoline | 3.84 | 149.9 | 148.6 | 142.7 | -4.0 | -4.8 |
| All-items excluding food and energy | 75.80 | 119.3 | 121.9 | 121.3 | -0.5 | 1.7 |
| Goods | 46.68 | 114.6 | 117.3 | 116.3 | -0.9 | 1.5 |
| Services | 53.32 | 134.5 | 136.9 | 136.8 | -0.1 | 1.7 |
Table note 1
2013 Consumer Price Index (CPI) basket weights at December 2014 prices, Canada, effective with the January 2015 CPI.
Table note 2
Figures may not add up to 100% as a result of rounding.
Table note 3
The Bank of Canada's core index excludes eight of the CPI'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 index, consult the Bank of Canada's website.
Table note 4
The special aggregate "energy" comprises electricity, natural gas, fuel oil and other fuels, gasoline, and fuel, parts and accessories for recreational vehicles.
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