Consumer Price Index, October 2025
Released: 2025-11-17
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.2% on a year-over-year basis in October, down from a 2.4% increase in September.
The all-items CPI decelerated largely due to gasoline prices, which fell at a faster pace year over year in October (-9.4%) compared with September (-4.1%). Excluding gasoline, the CPI rose 2.6% in October, matching the increase in September.
Slower growth in grocery prices further contributed to the deceleration in the CPI in October, which was moderated by higher prices for cellular phone plans.
The CPI rose 0.2% month over month in October. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI was up 0.1%.
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The 12-month change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and CPI excluding gasoline
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Price growth decelerates most in transportation and food components
Larger year-over-year decline in gasoline prices compared with previous month
Prices at the pump fell at a faster pace year over year in October (-9.4%) compared with September (-4.1%), resulting from a 4.8% month-over-month decline in October. The monthly decline was largely due to a switch to cheaper winter blends, as well as lower crude oil prices amid continued concerns of oversupply.
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Gasoline prices decline on a year-over-year basis in October
Grocery prices rise at a slower pace in October
Year over year, prices for food purchased from stores rose 3.4% in October, down from a 4.0% increase in September. Though grocery prices decelerated in October, prices remained elevated and have exceeded overall inflation for nine consecutive months. The deceleration was due in part to prices for other food preparations (+3.2%), which mostly includes processed foods, as well as prices for fresh vegetables (-1.4%). Partially offsetting the slowdown was higher prices for fresh or frozen chicken (+6.2%), after a 1.5% increase in September.
On a month-over-month basis, grocery prices fell 0.6% in October, the largest decline since September 2020 (-1.1%).
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Grocery price inflation continues to outpace growth in the all-items Consumer Price Index
Prices for cellular services increase year over year after consistent declines
On a year-over-year basis, prices for cellular services rose in October (+7.7%), the first increase since April 2023, after being unchanged in September (+0.0%). On a monthly basis, the index rose 8.2% in October 2025 due to price increases from several wireless service providers.
As prices for plans increased, prices for multipurpose digital devices (-7.7%), which includes tablets and smartphones, continued to decline in October, falling for the 26th consecutive month.
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First year-over-year increase in prices for cellular services in two and a half years
Higher prices for home and auto insurance
Consumers paid more year over year in October for homeowners' home and mortgage insurance (+6.8%) and passenger vehicle insurance premiums (+7.3%). Among the provinces, prices rose the most in Alberta for both measures, with a 13.7% increase in homeowners' home and mortgage insurance and a 17.8% increase in passenger vehicle insurance premiums.
Since October 2020, prices for homeowners' home and mortgage insurance rose 38.9% nationally, while prices for passenger vehicle insurance premiums rose 18.9%.
Focus on Canada and the United States
Tariffs affect many facets of the economy, including inflation. The imposition of tariffs by the United States and countermeasure tariffs by the Canadian government can result in varying effects on final consumer prices. Read more about the potential impacts of US tariffs on the Bank of Canada's website.
No special adjustments to the Consumer Price Index will be required for tariffs, as their effect is embedded in the final prices collected.
Statistics Canada will continue to monitor developments on tariffs and the impact on consumer price inflation.
For more data and insights on areas touched by the socio-economic relationship between Canada and the United States, see the Focus on Canada and the United States webpage.
Explore the Consumer Price Index tools
Check out the Personal Inflation Calculator. This interactive calculator allows you to enter dollar amounts in the common expense categories to produce a personalized inflation rate, which you can compare with the official measure of inflation for the average Canadian household—the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
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Regional highlights
On a yearly basis, prices rose at a slower pace in seven provinces in October compared with September.
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The Consumer Price Index rises at a slower pace in seven provinces
Property taxes rise at a similar year-over-year pace in 2025 compared with 2024
The index for property taxes and other special charges, priced annually in October, rose 5.6% on a year-over-year basis, down from a 6.0% increase in 2024.
While most of the provinces showed fairly similar increases, property taxes in Manitoba rose 19.5% in 2025 due in part to higher sewer charges to fund upgrades to a sewage treatment facility and to an increase in garbage fees in Winnipeg.
Property taxes in Newfoundland and Labrador decelerated the most of any of the provinces, rising 2.6% in 2025 after a 9.7% increase in 2024.
Property taxes and other special charges are determined by four factors: the assessed value of homes, municipal and provincial tax rates, charges levied by municipalities for specific services, such as wastewater and garbage collection, and homeowner tax rebates.
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Property taxes increase the most in Manitoba
Ontarians pay less for natural gas
In Ontario, prices for natural gas fell 17.3% year over year in October, following a 2.0% increase in September. The index fell 22.4% month over month amid rate adjustments and lower commodity prices.
Note to readers
Visit the Consumer Price Index portal to find all Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, publications, interactive tools and announcements highlighting new products and upcoming changes to the CPI in one convenient location.
Enhancement to traveller accommodation index
Beginning with the release of the November CPI on December 15, 2025, prices for the traveller accommodation index will be collected for the first four weekends of each month, rather than exclusively the third weekend. Collecting price data across multiple weekends will provide a more accurate reflection of fluctuations in accommodation prices faced by travellers throughout the month.
Real-time data tables
Real-time data table 18-10-0259-01 will be updated on December 1. For more information, consult the document, "Real-time data tables."
Next release
The Consumer Price Index for November will be released on Monday, December 15.
Beginning with the October release on November 17, the CPI is now being published on Mondays, providing more timely access for users of this economic indicator.
Products
The "Consumer Price Index Data Visualization Tool" is available on the Statistics Canada website.
More information on the concepts and use of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is available in The Canadian Consumer Price Index Reference Paper (62-553-X).
For information on the history of the CPI in Canada, consult the publication Exploring the first century of Canada's Consumer Price Index (62-604-X).
Two videos, "An Overview of Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI)" and "The Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Your Experience of Price Change," are available on Statistics Canada's YouTube channel.
The podcast ''Eh Sayers Episode 18 - Why Food Inflation Is Such A Hard Nut To Crack'' is also available.
Find out answers to the most common questions posed about the CPI in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
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