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- Note of appreciation
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Note on CANSIM
Data that appears in the The Consumer Price Index (catalogue no. 62-001-X) are also available electronically, free of charge under the Statistics Canada Open Licence Agreement, in our CANSIM (Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System) database through the Internet, under tables 326-0009, 326-0012, 326-0015, 326-0020, 326-0021, 326-0022, 326-0023, 326-8023 and 326-0031. In general, CANSIM provides a longer historical series. For further information on CANSIM call 1-800-263-1136.
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Note to users
The Consumer Price Index is published monthly and is not subject to revisions.
Please note that the analytical text and charts previously found in this publication continue to be available in The Daily.
Real-time CANSIM tables
Real-time CANSIM table 326-8023 will be updated on March 13. For more information, consult the document Real-time CANSIM tables.
Basket update
Every two years, the expenditure weights for the basket of goods and services used in the calculation of the Consumers Price Index (CPI) are updated based on new estimates from the Survey of Household Spending (SHS).
On February 24, 2017, with the release of the January 2017 CPI, these expenditure weights have been updated with the 2015 SHS. This new weighting pattern replaces the previous expenditure weights, which were based on the 2013 SHS. CANSIM table 326-0031, Basket Weights of the Consumer Price Index, was updated with 2015 basket weight data on February 20, 2017.
The base year, for which the CPI equals 100, remains 2002.
There are changes to the CANSIM tables as the following two published series have been terminated: Rental of digital media, and Other home entertainment equipment, parts and services. As such, their assigned vectors within CANSIM tables 326-0020 and 326-0021 will no longer be updated.
For a brief analysis of the 2015 basket weight changes, please refer to the following document: An Analysis of the 2017 Consumer Price Index Basket Update, Based on 2015 Expenditures.
Note of appreciation
Canada owes the success of its statistical system to a long-standing partnership between Statistics Canada, the citizens of Canada, its businesses, governments and other institutions. Accurate and timely statistical information could not be produced without their continued cooperation and goodwill.
Standards of service to the public
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Copyright
Published by authority of the Minister responsible for Statistics Canada
© Minister of Industry, 2017
All rights reserved. Use of this publication is governed by the Statistics Canada Open License Agreement.
February 2017
Catalogue no. 62-001-X, vol. 96, no. 1
ISSN 1496-2225
Frequency: Monthly
Ottawa
Consumer Prices Division
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