Couriers and Messengers Services Price Index, October 2012

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The Couriers and Messengers Services Price Index increased 0.5% in October compared with September. The courier portion rose 0.5% and the local messenger component advanced 0.1%.

The index increased 3.8% in October compared with the same month in 2011.

Note to readers

The Couriers and Messengers Services Price Index is a monthly price index measuring the change over time in prices for courier and messenger services provided by long and short distance delivery companies to Canadian-based business clients.

Data for the current month and the previous six months of the series are subject to revision. The index is not seasonally adjusted.

Available without charge in CANSIM: table CANSIM table329-0053.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number survey number5064.

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