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  • 1. Industrial Product Price Index: Flash estimates September 2021
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202128823566
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2021-10-15
  • 2. Canadian international merchandise trade August 2021
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20212783612
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2021-10-05
  • 3. Industrial product and raw materials price indexes August 2021
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20212723556
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2021-09-29
  • 4. Consumer Price Index August 2021
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20212583665
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2021-09-15
  • 5. Technical Guide for the Freight Rail Services Price Index (FRSPI)
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2021014
    Description:

    This article presents the data sources and methodology for the Freight Rail Services Price Index (FRSPI). The FRSPI measures the monthly and the quarterly changes in the price of freight rail services in Canada. The index is an indicator of economic activity in the freight rail services industry, as well as a tool that can be utilized by the industry for cost monitoring, contract assessment and benchmark comparisons.

    Release date: 2021-08-31
  • 6. Prices Analytical Series
    Journals and periodicals: 62F0014M
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    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: 2021-08-31
  • 7. The Representative Products of the Consumer Price Index
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2021015
    Description:

    This list consists of the representative products for which prices are collected and used in the calculation of Consumer Price Index as of June 2021.

    Release date: 2021-08-30
  • 8. Building construction price indexes second quarter 2021
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202120918843
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2021-07-28
  • 9. Consulting Services Price Index first quarter 2021
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202120314183
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2021-07-22
  • 10. The Consumer Price Index: Keeping Up with Canadian Consumers
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2021058
    Description:

    This infographic presents the new expenditure weights and basket items for the 2021 update of the Consumer Price Index basket of goods and services based on 2020 expenditures.

    Release date: 2021-07-21
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Articles and reports (122)

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  • 1. Technical Guide for the Freight Rail Services Price Index (FRSPI)
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2021014
    Description:

    This article presents the data sources and methodology for the Freight Rail Services Price Index (FRSPI). The FRSPI measures the monthly and the quarterly changes in the price of freight rail services in Canada. The index is an indicator of economic activity in the freight rail services industry, as well as a tool that can be utilized by the industry for cost monitoring, contract assessment and benchmark comparisons.

    Release date: 2021-08-31
  • 2. The Representative Products of the Consumer Price Index
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2021015
    Description:

    This list consists of the representative products for which prices are collected and used in the calculation of Consumer Price Index as of June 2021.

    Release date: 2021-08-30
  • 3. An Analysis of the 2021 Consumer Price Index Basket Update, Based on 2020 Expenditures
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2021011
    Description:

    This paper describes the composition of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) basket and the changes introduced with the 2021 basket update, based on 2020 expenditure weights.

    Release date: 2021-07-21
  • 4. A Note on General Decompositions for Price Indexes
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2021012
    Description:

    The additive and multiplicative decompositions for geometric, arithmetic, and Fisher price indexes that make use of the logarithmic mean are generalized by replacing the logarithmic mean with the more general extended mean. The result is a simple decomposition that takes existing results as special cases, and applies to other index numbers like the harmonic, Lloyd-Moulton, and superlative quadratic mean indexes, and their sample counterparts.

    Release date: 2021-07-05
  • 5. Technical Guide for the Wholesale Services Price Index (WSPI)
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2021013
    Description:

    This article presents the data sources and methodology for the Wholesale Services Price Index (WSPI). The WSPI measures the monthly and the quarterly changes in the price of wholesale services in Canada. The index is an indicator of economic activity in the wholesales services sector, as well as a tool that can be utilized by the industry for cost monitoring, contract assessment and benchmark comparisons.

    Release date: 2021-06-30
  • 6. The Consumer Price Index and COVID-19: A One-Year Retrospective
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2021010
    Description:

    A year into the pandemic, this article summarizes the impacts of COVID-19 on consumer inflation and highlights the important consumption factors that have shifted in the lives of Canadians.

    Release date: 2021-05-19
  • 7. Technical Supplement for the March 2021 Consumer Price Index
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2021009
    Description:

    A summary of methodological treatments as applied to the March 2021 Consumer Price Index (CPI) in response to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on price collection, price availability, and business closure.

    Release date: 2021-04-21
  • 8. Technical Supplement for the February 2021 Consumer Price Index
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2021008
    Description:

    A summary of methodological treatments as applied to the February 2021 Consumer Price Index (CPI) in response to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on price collection, price availability, and business closure.

    Release date: 2021-03-17
  • 9. Trends in the Canadian mortgage market: Before and during COVID-19
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2021001
    Description:

    Despite COVID-19's impact on the broader economy, the Canadian housing market remained resilient through 2020 as interest rates fell to historic lows. Using data derived from the National Economic Accounts Division and the Bank of Canada, this paper examines trends observed in the mortgage market leading up to and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Release date: 2021-02-17
  • 10. A new approach for estimating the Computer equipment, Software and Supplies Index in the Consumer Price Index
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2021004
    Description:

    With the release of January 2021 CPI data on February 17, 2021, the computer equipment, software and supplies index is updated with an enhanced methodology and new data sources. This index represents 0.42% of the 2017 CPI basket and is part of the recreation, education and reading component. Detailed documentation describing the new computer equipment, software and supplies index approach are available with the January 2021 CPI release.

    Release date: 2021-02-17
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  • 1. Prices Analytical Series
    Journals and periodicals: 62F0014M
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    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: 2021-08-31
  • 2. Exploring the first century of Canada's Consumer Price Index
    Journals and periodicals: 62-604-X
    Description:

    This paper surveys the history of Statistics Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) from its origins to today. It discusses changes in the construction, scope and uses of the CPI within the context of historical events.

    Release date: 2015-02-06
  • 3. Canada Year Book
    Journals and periodicals: 11-402-X
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Presented in almanac style, the 2012 Canada Year Book contains more than 500 pages of tables, charts and succinct analytical articles on every major area of Statistics Canada's expertise. The Canada Year Book is the premier reference on the social and economic life of Canada and its citizens.

    Release date: 2012-12-24
  • 4. Canada E-Book Archived
    Journals and periodicals: 11-404-X
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The Canada e-Book is an online version of the Canada Year Book with texts, tables, charts and audio clips that present the country's economic and social trends. The Canada e-Book illustrates Canada and Canadians under four broad headings: The Land, The People, The Economy, and The State. You will find a wealth of information on topics including the human imprint on the environment, population and demography, health, education, household and family life, labour force, arts and leisure, industries, finance, government and justice. All Canadians will enjoy this useful reference that helps explain the social, economic and cultural forces that shape our nation.

    Release date: 2003-05-26
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