Table 5 
Main contributors to the 12-month and 1-month change in the Consumer Price Index 

Main contributors to the 12-month and 1-month change in the Consumer Price Index
  March 2023 to March 2024
  % change
Main contributors to the 12-month change  
Main upward contributors  
Mortgage interest cost 25.4
Rent 8.5
Food purchased from restaurants 5.1
Gasoline 4.5
Passenger vehicle insurance premiums 7.1
Main downward contributors  
Telephone services -20.2
Internet access services -15.5
Natural gas -10.5
Men's clothing -5.8
Homeowners' replacement cost -1.0
  February to March 2024
  % change
Main contributors to the 1-month change, not seasonally adjusted  
Main upward contributors  
Travel tours 14.7
Gasoline 4.9
Rent 0.9
Air transportation 10.0
Mortgage interest cost 1.2
Main downward contributors  
Fresh vegetables -4.8
Fresh fruit -3.2
Paper, plastic and aluminum foil supplies -5.2
Natural gas -3.5
Sugar and confectionery -5.0
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