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
  January 2023 to January 2024
  % change
Main contributors to the 12-month change  
Main upward contributors  
Mortgage interest cost 27.4
Rent 7.9
Food purchased from restaurants 5.1
Electricity 11.1
Passenger vehicle insurance premiums 6.9
Main downward contributors  
Telephone services -11.9
Travel Tours 3.3
Gasoline -4.0
Natural Gas -16.4
Homeowners' replacement cost -1.6
  December 2023 to January 2024
  % change
Main contributors to the 1-month change, not seasonally adjusted  
Main upward contributors  
Mortgage interest cost 1.6
Telephone services 4.9
Rent 0.7
Fresh vegetables 4.0
Alcoholic beverages purchased from stores 1.9
Main downward contributors  
Air transportation -23.7
Travel Tours -8.1
Women's clothing -3.2
Children's clothing -8.6
Gasoline -0.9
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