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  • 91. Technical Supplement for the April 2020 Consumer Price Index Archived
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2020006
    Description: A summary of methodological treatments as applied to the April 2020 CPI in response to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on price collection, price availability, and business closures.
    Release date: 2020-05-19
  • 92. Study: Canadian consumers adapt to COVID-19: A look at Canadian grocery sales up to April 11 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202013223864
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2020-05-11
  • 93. Canadian Consumers Adapt to COVID-19: A Look at Canadian Grocery Sales up to April 11 Archived
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2020005
    Description: An analysis of trends in Canadian consumer demand and sales using transaction data for grocery products amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This analysis includes Canadian grocery sales up to April 11.
    Release date: 2020-05-11
  • 94. Canadian Consumers Prepare for COVID-19 Archived
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2020004
    Description: An analysis of trends in Canadian consumer demand and sales using transaction data for grocery products amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Release date: 2020-04-08
  • 95. The Integration of Web-Scraped Data into the Clothing and Footwear Component of the Consumer Price Index Archived
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2020003
    Description: This paper describes the change to the method of collection and sample enhancements for the clothing and footwear component of the Consumer Price Index.
    Release date: 2020-02-19
  • 96. Enhancements to the Air Transportation Index in the Consumer Price Index Archived
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2020001
    Description: This paper describes the changes in the methodology for measuring the air transportation index.
    Release date: 2020-01-22
  • 97. Consumer Price Index: 2019 in Review Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2020005
    Description:

    This infographic details the annual average consumer inflation in Canada and the regions in 2019 while also examining the noteworthy average commodity movements of the year.

    Release date: 2020-01-22
  • 98. E-commerce and the Consumer Price Index: Measuring Inflation in a Digital Economy Archived
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2019008
    Description: The rise of the digital economy presents new challenges to the measurement of price change, driven by the increasing popularity of online shopping and the availability of new consumer goods and services. Consumption patterns as well as the behaviour of online prices, compared to those collected in-store, must be considered in the context of consumer price inflation.

    This analytical article explores the impact of e-commerce on the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) and discusses how price collection and methods are evolving in the context of an increasingly digitalized retail landscape.

    Release date: 2019-09-27
  • 99. Development of a Consumer Price Index for Seniors Archived
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2019004
    Description: This paper describes a measure of inflation as experienced by seniors in Canada for the period of January 2013 to August 2018. It defines a senior population, examines their spending behavior, and describes the construction of a Senior Price Index (SPI). An analysis by geography and by major consumer basket components is provided, as well as a comparison with the official Canadian Consumer Price Index (CPI).
    Release date: 2019-06-20
  • 100. New approach for estimating the Telephone Services Index of the Consumer Price Index Archived
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2019003
    Description: This paper describes the changes in the methodology for estimating the telephone services index.
    Release date: 2019-04-30
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  • 1. Average Retail Food Prices Data Visualization Tool
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2024005
    Description: This interactive dashboard provides access to current and historical average price data for selected food products in a dynamic and customizable format. The price data is available for Canada and the provinces. Prices are based on transaction data from Canadian retailers, and are presented in Canadian current dollars.

    This web-based application is updated monthly, as soon as the data for the latest reference month is released in The Daily.
    Release date: 2026-08-05
  • 2. Monthly average retail prices for selected products
    Table: 18-10-0245-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Population centre
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: Monthly average retail prices for selected products, for Canada, provinces, Whitehorse and Yellowknife. Prices are presented for the current month and the previous four months. Prices are based on transaction data from Canadian retailers, and are presented in Canadian current dollars.
    Release date: 2026-08-05
  • 3. Monthly average retail prices for selected products: Food
    Table: 18-10-0245-02
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Population centre
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: Monthly average retail prices for selected food products, for Canada and provinces. Prices are presented for the current month and the previous four months. Prices are based on transaction data from Canadian retailers, and are presented in Canadian current dollars.
    Release date: 2026-08-05
  • 4. Consumer Price Index Data Visualization Tool
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2018016
    Description: This interactive dashboard provides access to current and historical Consumer Price Index (CPI) data in a dynamic and customizable format. Key indicators such as the 12-month and 1-month inflation rates and price trends are presented in interactive charts, allowing users to compare and analyze price changes of all the goods and services in the CPI basket over time as well as across geography (national, provincial and territorial levels).

    Other CPI indicators available in this tool include the Bank of Canada’s core measures of inflation, seasonally adjusted inflation rates, and CPI basket weights.

    This web-based application is updated monthly, as soon as the data for the latest reference month is released in The Daily.

    Release date: 2026-07-20
  • 5. Monthly average retail prices for gasoline and fuel oil, by geography
    Table: 18-10-0001-01
    Geography: Canada, Census subdivision, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    Monthly average retail prices for gasoline and fuel oil for Canada, selected provincial cities, Whitehorse and Yellowknife. Prices are presented for the current month and previous four months. Includes fuel type and the price in cents per litre.

    Release date: 2026-07-20
  • 6. Consumer Price Index, monthly, not seasonally adjusted
    Table: 18-10-0004-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census subdivision, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    Monthly indexes for major components and special aggregates of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), not seasonally adjusted, for Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit. Data are presented for the current month and previous four months. The base year for the index is 2002=100.

    Release date: 2026-07-20
  • 7. Consumer Price Index by geography, all-items, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit
    Table: 18-10-0004-02
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census subdivision, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    Monthly indexes and percentage changes for all components and special aggregates of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), not seasonally adjusted, for Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit. Data are presented for the corresponding month of the previous year, the previous month and the current month. The base year for the index is 2002=100. 

    Release date: 2026-07-20
  • 8. Consumer Price Index, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse and Yellowknife — Food
    Table: 18-10-0004-03
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census subdivision, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: Monthly indexes and percentage changes for selected sub-groups of the food component of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), not seasonally adjusted, for Canada, provinces, Whitehorse and Yellowknife. Data are presented for the corresponding month of the previous year, the previous month and the current month. The base year for the index is 2002=100.
    Release date: 2026-07-20
  • 9. Consumer Price Index, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse and Yellowknife — Shelter
    Table: 18-10-0004-04
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census subdivision, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: Monthly indexes and percentage changes for selected sub-groups of the shelter component of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), not seasonally adjusted, for Canada, provinces, Whitehorse and Yellowknife. Data are presented for the corresponding month of the previous year, the previous month and the current month. The base year for the index is 2002=100.
    Release date: 2026-07-20
  • 10. Consumer Price Index, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse and Yellowknife — Household operations, furnishings and equipment
    Table: 18-10-0004-05
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census subdivision, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: Monthly indexes and percentage changes for selected sub-groups of the household operations, furnishings and equipment component of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), not seasonally adjusted, for Canada, provinces, Whitehorse and Yellowknife. Data are presented for the corresponding month of the previous year, the previous month and the current month. The base year for the index is 2002=100.
    Release date: 2026-07-20
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  • 11. From Shelf to Statistic: An Overview of Food Price Measurement in the Consumer Price Index
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2024003
    Description: This technical paper describes the collection of food price data and the methodologies that are used to provide Canadians with accurate and timely food inflation data in both the CPI and the monthly average retail prices table.
    Release date: 2024-05-21
  • 12. Evaluating different approaches to measuring owned accommodation in the Consumer Price Index Archived
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2024002
    Description: In collaboration with the Bank of Canada, this research paper focuses on constructing analytical price index series for Canada, using the main owned accommodation measurement concepts proposed by the International Consumer Price Index Manual and adopted by other countries. This analysis explores these alternative treatments of owned accommodation in the Canadian context, examining their impact on the all-items Consumer Price Index. Additionally, it provides an explanation for the gap between perceived inflation and estimated inflation.
    Release date: 2024-03-28
  • 13. The Canadian Consumer Price Index Enhancement Timeline
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2023008
    Description: An interactive timeline of the modernization of the CPI and related programs with dates, links, and summary of key developments.
    Release date: 2024-02-20
  • 14. Shelter in the Canadian CPI: An overview, 2023 update
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2023007
    Description: This article is an overview of the treatment of Shelter in the Canadian Consumer Price Index (CPI). It describes the concepts and methodologies related to the construction of that component and briefly discusses considerations to be taken into account when using the estimates.
    Release date: 2023-12-19
  • 15. The rise in prices for wheat-based food products, 2023 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023062
    Description: This infographic details the food supply chain by focusing on the price movements for wheat-based food products in 2023 and the costs to move food products from producers to consumers. Since March 2022, some costs along the supply chain have declined while others remained elevated. Prices for bread, pasta and cereal at the grocery store continued to increase in 2023 but at a slower pace compared with 2022.
    Release date: 2023-11-17
  • 16. Study: Corporate profitability and inflation 2017 to 2022 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202320837386
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-07-27
  • 17. Corporate profitability and inflation: 2017 to 2022
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2023004
    Description: This paper looks at how profitability has evolved for key Canadian industries from 2017 to 2022. A specific focus is given to the post-lockdown period between the second quarters of 2021 and 2022, during which year-over-year inflation exceeded the Bank of Canada’s inflation-control target range ceiling of 3%. In addition to industry-wide trends, energy and food sectors are analyzed given their day-to-day relevance for Canadians.
    Release date: 2023-07-27
  • 18. An Analysis of the 2023 Consumer Price Index Basket Update, Based on 2022 Expenditures
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2023003
    Description: This paper describes the composition of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) basket and the changes introduced with the 2023 basket update, based on 2022 expenditure weights.
    Release date: 2023-06-20
  • 19. Measuring the price of digital computing equipment and devices in the Consumer Price Index
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2023001
    Description: A new approach to estimate the computer equipment, software and supplies index and the multipurpose digital devices index, which are sub-indices of the digital computing equipment and devices index, will be implemented in the calculation of the Consumer Price Index. The new approach includes enhanced methodology and new data sources.
    Release date: 2023-02-21
  • 20. Behind the Numbers: What’s Causing Growth in Food Prices
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2022014
    Description: Consumer prices for food purchased from stores rose to a 41-year high in October 2022, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). This analysis explores the factors behind rising prices for food commodities, including shifting consumer demand trends, supply constraints and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
    Release date: 2022-11-16
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  • 1. The Canadian Consumer Price Index Reference Paper
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 62-553-X
    Description:

    This Canadian Consumer Price Index (CPI) Reference Paper provides an overview the Canadian CPI. It is intended for a varied audience, ranging from users interested in general information to those requiring more technical or theoretical details. As such, it explains all the important aspects of the Canadian CPI: uses and interpretations, scope, classifications, sample strategy, price collection, index calculation, quality change, weights, basket updates, reliability and uncertainty, special cases and treatments and history.

    Release date: 2023-02-20
  • 2. Your Guide to the Consumer Price Index Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 62-557-X
    Description:

    This publication was prepared for the general public interested in obtaining a brief non-technical introduction the Consumer Price Index (CPI). It poses and answers some of the more frequently asked questions relating to the construction, interpretation and use of this index.

    Release date: 1998-04-01

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