Table 1
The Consumer Price Index, major components and special aggregates,1 Canada not seasonally adjusted

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The Consumer Price Index, major components and special aggregates, Canada not seasonally adjusted
  CANSIM vector number Relative importance 2 Indexes Percentage change
March  2010 February  2011 March  2011 February 2011 to March 2011 March 2010 to March 2011
     % 2002=100 %
All-items (v41690973) 100.0 115.6 118.1 119.4 1.1 3.3
Food (v41690974) 17.0 123.1 125.3 127.2 1.5 3.3
Shelter (v41691050) 26.6 121.7 124.5 124.6 0.1 2.4
Household operations, furnishings and equipment (v41691067) 11.1 108.3 110.1 110.4 0.3 1.9
Clothing and footwear (v41691108) 5.4 93.6 89.4 94.4 5.6 0.9
Transportation (v41691128) 19.9 117.1 122.6 124.8 1.8 6.6
Health and personal care (v41691153) 4.7 113.5 116.0 116.4 0.3 2.6
Recreation, education and reading (v41691170) 12.2 102.5 103.8 104.9 1.1 2.3
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products (v41691206) 3.1 131.5 135.0 134.8 -0.1 2.5
All-items (1992=100) (v41713403) . 137.7 140.6 142.1 1.1 3.2
Special aggregates  
Goods (v41691222) 48.8 109.0 110.8 113.0 2.0 3.7
Durable goods (v41691223) 13.3 86.9 86.8 86.8 0.0 -0.1
Semi-durable goods (v41691224) 7.2 95.1 91.7 95.4 4.0 0.3
Non-durable goods (v41691225) 28.2 125.1 129.7 132.6 2.2 6.0
Services (v41691230) 51.2 122.2 125.3 125.7 0.3 2.9
All-items excluding food (v41691232) 83.0 114.1 116.7 117.8 0.9 3.2
All-items excluding food and energy (v41691233) 73.6 112.1 113.7 114.4 0.6 2.1
All-items excluding energy (v41691238) 90.6 114.1 115.8 116.8 0.9 2.4
All-items excluding gasoline (v41693245) 95.1 114.4 116.3 117.2 0.8 2.4
All-items excluding shelter, insurance and financial services (v41693246) 69.9 111.9 114.1 115.8 1.5 3.5
Energy (v41691239) 9.4 134.5 146.3 151.7 3.7 12.8
All-items excluding alcoholic beverages, tobacco products and smokers' supplies (v41691241) 96.9 115.0 117.5 118.7 1.0 3.2
Core Consumer Price Index (CPI) (Bank of Canada definition) 3 (v41693242) 82.7 115.0 116.2 117.0 0.7 1.7