Table 2
The Consumer Price Index, major components and special aggregates,1 Canada, seasonally adjusted2

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Table summary
This table displays the results of the consumer price index cansim vector number, indexes, percentage change, october , november , december, october 2012 to november 2012, november 2012 to december 2012 and 2012, calculated using 2012,  2012, 2002=100 and % units of measure (appearing as column headers).

  CANSIM vector number Indexes Percentage change
October  November  December October 2012 to November 2012 November 2012 to December 2012
2012 2012  2012
    2002=100 %
All-items CPI (v41690914) 122.2 122.¿ 121.9 -0.2 -0.1
Food (v41690915) 131.6 131.6 131.6 0.¿ 0.¿
Shelter (v41690916) 127.6 127.5 127.5 -0.1 0.¿
Household operations, furnishings and equipment (v41690917) 113.4 113.6 113.6 0.2 0.¿
Clothing and footwear (v41690918) 91.1 91.5 91.8 0.4 0.3
Transportation (v41690919) 129.5 128.¿ 127.6 -1.2 -0.3
Health and personal care (v41690920) 118.7 118.7 118.9 0.¿ 0.2
Recreation, education and reading (v41690921) 105.8 106.3 106.3 0.5 0.¿
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products (v41690922) 137.8 138.3 138.3 0.4 0.¿
Special aggregates  
All-items CPI excluding food (v41690923) 120.3 120.1 120.2 -0.2 0.1
All-items CPI excluding food and energy (v41690924) 116.3 116.3 116.4 0.¿ 0.1
All-items CPI excluding eight of the most volatile components (Bank of Canada definition) (v41690925) 119.4 119.4 119.5 0.¿ 0.1
Core Consumer Price Index (CPI) (Bank of Canada definition) Note 3 (v41690926) 119.9 119.9 120.¿ 0.¿ 0.1