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
  April 2020 to April 2021
  % change
Main contributors to the 12-month change  
Main upward contributors  
Gasoline 62.5
Homeowners' replacement cost 9.1
Purchase of passenger vehicles 3.4
Electricity 7.9
Other owned accommodation expenses 7.3
Main downward contributors  
Telephone services -13.0
Mortgage interest cost -7.3
Fresh vegetables -7.2
Traveller accommodation -9.5
Paper, plastic and aluminum foil supplies -4.7
  March to April 2021
  % change
Main contributors to the 1-month change, not seasonally adjusted  
Main upward contributors  
Telephone services 5.1
Homeowners' replacement cost 1.5
Gasoline 1.8
Women's clothing 3.4
Meat 1.9
Main downward contributors  
Fresh vegetables -5.6
Passenger vehicle insurance premiums -1.4
Mortgage interest cost -0.8
Rent -0.2
Other food preparations -1.5
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