Table 1 
Consumer Price Index, major components and special aggregates, Canada – Not seasonally adjusted 

 Back to main article CSV (2 KB)
Consumer Price Index, major components and special aggregates, Canada – Not seasonally adjusted
  Relative importance1 March
2015		 February
2016		 March
2016		 February to March 2016 March 2015 to March 2016
  % (2002=100)(2002=100)(2002=100) % change% change
All-items 100.002 126.3 127.1 127.9 0.6 1.3
Food 16.41 139.5 145.0 144.5 -0.3 3.6
Shelter 26.80 133.3 134.7 134.8 0.1 1.1
Household operations, furnishings and equipment 13.14 119.4 121.0 121.4 0.3 1.7
Clothing and footwear 6.08 96.4 92.1 96.0 4.2 -0.4
Transportation 19.10 126.6 123.7 125.3 1.3 -1.0
Health and personal care 4.73 119.5 121.5 121.4 -0.1 1.6
Recreation, education and reading 10.89 108.7 109.6 110.9 1.2 2.0
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products 2.86 150.7 155.2 156.2 0.6 3.6
Special aggregates            
Bank of Canada's core index3 85.39 125.4 127.1 128.0 0.7 2.1
All-items excluding energy 92.21 124.3 126.2 126.9 0.6 2.1
Energy4 7.79 149.8 134.6 138.1 2.6 -7.8
Gasoline 3.84 152.8 124.9 132.0 5.7 -13.6
All-items excluding food and energy 75.80 121.0 122.3 123.1 0.7 1.7
Goods 46.68 117.0 116.5 117.8 1.1 0.7
Services 53.32 135.6 137.7 138.0 0.2 1.8
Source(s):
CANSIM tables 326-0020 and 326-0031.

Table note 1

2013 Consumer Price Index (CPI) basket weights at December 2014 prices, Canada, effective with the January 2015 CPI.

Table note 2

Figures may not add up to 100% as a result of rounding.

Table note 3

The Bank of Canada's core index excludes eight of the CPI's most volatile components (fruit, fruit preparations and nuts; vegetables and vegetable preparations; mortgage interest cost; natural gas; fuel oil and other fuels; gasoline; inter-city transportation; and tobacco products and smokers' supplies) as well as the effects of changes in indirect taxes on the remaining components. For additional information on the core index, consult the Bank of Canada's website.

Table note 4

The special aggregate "energy" comprises electricity, natural gas, fuel oil and other fuels, gasoline, and fuel, parts and accessories for recreational vehicles.
Date modified: