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- Data Visualization: 71-607-X2024005Description: 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: 2025-05-08
- Table: 18-10-0245-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Monthly average retail prices for selected 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: 2025-05-08
- Table: 18-10-0245-02Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: 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: 2025-05-08
- Table: 81-582-XDescription: The Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP) draws from a wide variety of data sources to provide information on the school-age population, elementary, secondary and postsecondary education, transitions, and labour market outcomes.
PCEIP products include tables, fact sheets, reports and a methodological handbook. They present indicators for all of Canada, the provinces, the territories, as well as selected international comparisons and comparisons over time.
The Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP) is an ongoing initiative of the Canadian Education Statistics Council, a partnership between Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada that provides a set of statistical measures on education systems in Canada.
Release date: 2025-05-01 - Table: 18-10-0259-01Frequency: MonthlyDescription: Historical (real-time) releases of the measures of core inflation, with data from 1989 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). Data are presented for the current release and previous four releases. Users can select other releases that are of interest to them.Release date: 2025-04-28
- Table: 18-10-0001-01Geography: Canada, Census subdivision, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area partFrequency: MonthlyDescription:
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: 2025-04-15 - Table: 18-10-0004-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census subdivision, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area partFrequency: MonthlyDescription:
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: 2025-04-15 - Table: 18-10-0004-02Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census subdivision, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area partFrequency: MonthlyDescription:
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: 2025-04-15 - Table: 18-10-0004-03Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census subdivision, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area partFrequency: MonthlyDescription: 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: 2025-04-15
- Table: 18-10-0004-04Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census subdivision, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area partFrequency: MonthlyDescription: 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: 2025-04-15
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- Data Visualization: 71-607-X2024005Description: 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: 2025-05-08
- Table: 18-10-0245-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Monthly average retail prices for selected 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: 2025-05-08
- Table: 18-10-0245-02Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: 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: 2025-05-08
- Table: 81-582-XDescription: The Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP) draws from a wide variety of data sources to provide information on the school-age population, elementary, secondary and postsecondary education, transitions, and labour market outcomes.
PCEIP products include tables, fact sheets, reports and a methodological handbook. They present indicators for all of Canada, the provinces, the territories, as well as selected international comparisons and comparisons over time.
The Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP) is an ongoing initiative of the Canadian Education Statistics Council, a partnership between Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada that provides a set of statistical measures on education systems in Canada.
Release date: 2025-05-01 - Table: 18-10-0259-01Frequency: MonthlyDescription: Historical (real-time) releases of the measures of core inflation, with data from 1989 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). Data are presented for the current release and previous four releases. Users can select other releases that are of interest to them.Release date: 2025-04-28
- Table: 18-10-0001-01Geography: Canada, Census subdivision, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area partFrequency: MonthlyDescription:
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: 2025-04-15 - Table: 18-10-0004-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census subdivision, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area partFrequency: MonthlyDescription:
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: 2025-04-15 - Table: 18-10-0004-02Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census subdivision, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area partFrequency: MonthlyDescription:
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: 2025-04-15 - Table: 18-10-0004-03Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census subdivision, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area partFrequency: MonthlyDescription: 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: 2025-04-15
- Table: 18-10-0004-04Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census subdivision, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area partFrequency: MonthlyDescription: 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: 2025-04-15
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- Journals and periodicals: 62F0014MGeography: CanadaDescription: The Prices Analytical Series provides research and analysis pertaining to price indices. The Analytical series is intended to stimulate discussion on a variety of topics related to the analysis of the evolution of prices through time or space.Release date: 2025-04-15
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X20251053665Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2025-04-15
- Articles and reports: 62F0014M2025002Description: Statistics Canada is enhancing the Consumer Price Index (CPI) by better leveraging existing data to update the methodology to estimate price indexes for passenger vehicle insurance and homeowners’ home insurance. This paper presents an updated estimation methodology that uses hedonic quality adjustment applied to brokerage quote data. This approach estimates the price change of insurance premiums while holding price-influencing characteristics constant.Release date: 2025-04-15
- Articles and reports: 11-621-M2025003Description: This study delves into the contributing claims and cost factors that have impacted the premiums consumers pay for auto insurance and the financial pressures insurers face. The engine type, brand name, and location of the vehicle have contributed, in addition to the overall rising cost of repairs, parts, and the vehicles themselves. Coverage types, and provincial regulation have also impacted both insurers and consumers alike, disproportionally impacting certain provinces. Claims severity impacted by the aforementioned as well as thefts and extreme weather, have contributed to the fact that owning a vehicle and insuring a vehicle has become more costly since 2020.Release date: 2025-04-02
- 5. Shrinking products, rising prices: Food-specific quantity adjustments in the Consumer Price IndexStats in brief: 11-627-M2025016Description: This infographic looks at the frequency of "shrinkflation" occurring in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), specifically in the food component between 2021 and 2023. "Shrinkflation" refers to the practice of selling a smaller quantity of a product at the same price as the larger size previously offered. Any change in the quality or quantity of a product or service is taken into account in the calculation of the CPI.Release date: 2025-02-18
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X20250219305Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2025-01-21
- Articles and reports: 62F0014M2024005Description: As part of its modernization initiative, Statistics Canada has been working with major Canadian wireless services providers (WSPs) to obtain transaction data for wireless plans. This document details the methodology used to incorporate transaction data in the cellular services price index (CSPI). The result is a “hybrid” index that combines the transaction data from participating WSPs with web collected data from the remaining WSPs in the sample.Release date: 2024-08-20
- Articles and reports: 62F0014M2024004Description: This paper describes the composition of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) basket and the changes introduced with the 2024 basket update, based on 2023 expenditure weights.Release date: 2024-06-18
- Articles and reports: 62F0014M2024003Description: 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
- Articles and reports: 62F0014M2024002Description: 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
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- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 62-553-XDescription:
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 ArchivedSurveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 62-557-XDescription:
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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