Table 1
Adjusted consumer expenditure basket weights for the months of February to October 2020
| December 2018 (basket link month) – Official CPI basket weights | February 2020 – Adjusted consumer expenditure basket weights | March 2020 – Adjusted consumer expenditure basket weights | April 2020 – Adjusted consumer expenditure basket weights | May 2020 – Adjusted consumer expenditure basket weights | June 2020 – Adjusted consumer expenditure basket weights | July 2020 – Adjusted consumer expenditure basket weights | August 2020 – Adjusted consumer expenditure basket weights | September 2020 – Adjusted consumer expenditure basket weights | October 2020 – Adjusted consumer expenditure basket weights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Food | 16.48 | 16.86 | 20.51 | 20.50 | 19.27 | 17.90 | 17.97 | 17.89 | 18.16 | 18.87 |
| Shelter | 27.36 | 26.37 | 30.10 | 35.66 | 30.85 | 29.41 | 27.96 | 28.21 | 28.13 | 27.93 |
| Household operations, furnishings and equipment | 12.80 | 13.35 | 13.48 | 14.41 | 15.79 | 15.30 | 14.92 | 14.78 | 14.76 | 14.83 |
| Clothing and footwear | 5.17 | 5.24 | 3.36 | 2.26 | 3.50 | 4.80 | 5.02 | 4.84 | 4.88 | 4.91 |
| Transportation | 19.95 | 19.57 | 15.40 | 12.24 | 14.73 | 16.62 | 17.50 | 17.55 | 17.22 | 17.10 |
| Health and personal care | 4.79 | 5.02 | 5.68 | 4.95 | 5.03 | 5.27 | 5.37 | 5.32 | 5.39 | 5.21 |
| Recreation, education and reading | 10.24 | 10.66 | 7.97 | 5.96 | 7.00 | 7.36 | 7.89 | 8.10 | 7.95 | 7.85 |
| Alcoholic beverages, tobacco products and recreational cannabis | 3.21 | 2.93 | 3.51 | 4.02 | 3.85 | 3.35 | 3.38 | 3.30 | 3.50 | 3.31 |
Source(s):
Consumer Prices program.
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