Table 3 
Consumer Price Index, major components and special aggregates – Seasonally adjusted1 

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Consumer Price Index, major components and special aggregates – Seasonally adjusted
  February
2016		 March
2016		 April
2016		 February to March 2016 March to April 2016
  (2002=100)(2002=100)(2002=100) % change% change
All-items 127.4 127.7 127.9 0.2 0.2
Food 144.2 144.2 143.8 0.0 -0.3
Shelter 134.7 134.8 134.9 0.1 0.1
Household operations, furnishings and equipment 120.9 121.1 121.4 0.2 0.2
Clothing and footwear 93.6 94.0 94.1 0.4 0.1
Transportation 124.8 125.0 127.1 0.2 1.7
Health and personal care 121.4 121.8 122.0 0.3 0.2
Recreation, education and reading 110.7 111.2 111.1 0.5 -0.1
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products 155.2 156.2 156.5 0.6 0.2
Special aggregates          
Bank of Canada's core index2 127.3 127.7 127.9 0.3 0.2
All-items excluding food and energy3 122.4 122.8 123.0 0.3 0.2
Source(s):
CANSIM table 326-0022.

Table note 1

A seasonally adjusted series is one from which seasonal movements have been eliminated. 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. Users employing Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for indexation purposes are advised to use the unadjusted indexes. For more information on the availability and uses of seasonally adjusted CPI data, please see the Definitions, data sources and methods section of survey 2301.

Table note 2

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, please consult the Bank of Canada's website.

Table note 3

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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