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Table 16 Commodity and farm prices indexes

  2006 2007 2007 2008
    F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S
                                           
1982-90=100                                            
Commodity price index1                                            
Total (36382) 193.1 208.7 200.6 200.0 209.2 210.1 208.7 207.6 202.1 208.5 219.4 226.9 225.0 233.9 249.8 262.2 273.4 296.0 308.8 299.8 265.8 247.4
Annual % change 6.9 8.1 8.1 9.1 6.9 6.1 7.2 3.4 -1.0 12.5 17.9 16.2 15.4 25.2 24.5 31.1 30.7 40.9 48.0 44.4 31.5 18.7
    Excluding energy (36383)
153.4 168.6 165.4 169.2 176.0 177.7 172.3 170.7 164.0 165.8 168.5 165.5 166.5 172.1 189.4 188.6 183.2 191.8 189.6 187.7 180.5 172.8
Energy (36384) 260.0 276.3 259.8 251.6 264.8 264.2 269.9 269.7 266.1 280.5 305.2 330.7 323.7 338.1 351.7 386.6 426.0 472.4 510.6 489.6 410.0 373.5
Food (36385) 119.3 138.3 125.6 128.9 132.7 134.3 136.6 138.6 139.8 146.7 150.1 148.0 159.4 169.2 212.8 193.1 179.6 180.7 178.7 171.6 164.1 148.9
Industrial materials (36386) 168.7 182.2 183.1 187.1 195.4 197.1 188.3 185.2 175.0 174.6 177.0 173.7 170.3 174.0 180.2 187.4 185.4 197.3 195.1 195.3 188.3 183.8
                                           
1997=100                                            
Farm product price index                                            
Total (1811533) 97.5 107.7 104.1 105.9 105.3 106.3 105.6 104.6 109.8 116.0 111.9 109.2 112.0 111.9 116.5 117.4 119.3 122.4 125.6 125.6 121.7 ..
Crops (1811534) 92.1 114.5 107.1 107.2 102.3 102.2 104.5 104.6 113.8 126.7 126.5 127.2 134.6 140.1 147.4 148.2 145.4 145.9 149.7 146.0 133.1 ..
    Grains (1811535)
84.3 127.6 104.9 107.6 104.6 105.0 106.9 105.6 149.2 166.2 159.0 154.7 160.4 168.4 174.2 174.7 172.6 178.1 181.6 175.2 150.7 ..
Livestock and animal products (1811541) 102.2 102.4 103.9 106.3 108.2 110.1 106.9 104.3 105.4 102.2 95.8 92.4 94.9 92.1 95.9 95.9 99.5 106.2 106.4 107.9 112.3 ..
    Cattle (1811542)
105.0 101.3 101.5 108.7 114.7 114.0 107.1 104.1 103.6 100.4 91.3 87.1 90.3 86.6 90.1 92.7 98.1 101.3 103.2 109.0 108.3 ..
    Hogs (1811543)
72.9 69.4 78.9 75.2 75.0 82.4 80.4 74.5 75.2 67.1 56.9 49.0 51.7 49.4 55.9 54.7 59.7 76.6 74.5 73.5 84.9 ..

1 Prices measured in US dollars

Source: Bank of Canada, Public Information Service (1-800-303-1282). Farm Product Price Index (Catalogue no. 21-007-XWE). Gail-Ann Breese (613-951-3249).

CANSIM table: 002-0021 and 176-0001