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
May  2010 April  2011 May  2011 April 2011 to May 2011 May 2010 to May 2011
     % 2002=100 %
All-items CPI (v41690973) 100.0 116.3 119.8 120.6 0.7 3.7
Food (v41690974) 16.0 122.9 126.9 127.7 0.6 3.9
Shelter (v41691050) 27.5 123.0 125.2 125.2 0.0 1.8
Household operations, furnishings and equipment (v41691067) 11.6 108.6 109.8 110.4 0.5 1.7
Clothing and footwear (v41691108) 5.3 92.7 93.1 93.7 0.6 1.1
Transportation (v41691128) 20.6 118.1 127.2 128.9 1.3 9.1
Health and personal care (v41691153) 5.0 114.6 117.3 117.2 -0.1 2.3
Recreation, education and reading (v41691170) 11.2 103.6 105.1 106.1 1.0 2.4
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products (v41691206) 2.9 132.1 135.0 135.7 0.5 2.7
All-items CPI (1992=100) (v41713403) . 138.5 142.7 143.5 0.6 3.6
Special aggregates  
Goods (v41691222) 47.8 109.4 113.7 114.4 0.6 4.6
Durable goods (v41691223) 12.9 87.7 86.3 86.8 0.6 -1.0
Semi-durable goods (v41691224) 6.9 94.1 94.5 95.0 0.5 1.0
Non-durable goods (v41691225) 28.0 125.8 134.6 135.4 0.6 7.6
Services (v41691230) 52.2 123.2 125.9 126.7 0.6 2.8
All-items CPI excluding food (v41691232) 84.0 115.0 118.4 119.1 0.6 3.6
All-items CPI excluding food and energy (v41691233) 73.9 112.8 114.4 115.0 0.5 2.0
All-items CPI excluding energy (v41691238) 89.9 114.6 116.7 117.3 0.5 2.4
All-items CPI excluding gasoline (v41693245) 94.2 115.1 117.3 117.9 0.5 2.4
All-items CPI excluding shelter, insurance and financial services (v41693246) 69.0 112.2 116.3 117.1 0.7 4.4
Energy (v41691239) 10.1 137.4 159.2 160.2 0.6 16.6
All-items CPI excluding alcoholic beverages, tobacco products and smokers' supplies (v41691241) 97.1 115.7 119.2 119.9 0.6 3.6
Core Consumer Price Index (CPI) (Bank of Canada definition) 3 (v41693242) 82.2 115.7 117.2 117.8 0.5 1.8