The Consumer Price Index
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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.
| Index for the month | Release date |
|---|---|
| December 2017 | January 26, 2018 |
| January 2018 | February 23, 2018 |
| February 2018 | March 23, 2018 |
| March 2018 | April 20, 2018 |
| April 2018 | May 18, 2018 |
| May 2018 | June 22, 2018 |
| June 2018 | July 20, 2018 |
| July 2018 | August 17, 2018 |
| August 2018 | September 21, 2018 |
| September 2018 | October 19, 2018 |
| October 2018 | November 23, 2018 |
| November 2018 | December 19, 2018 |
| December 2018 | January 18, 2019 |
Please note that the analytical text and charts previously found in this publication continue to be available in The Daily.
Upcoming changes to the table "Inter-city indexes of price differentials of consumer goods and services": Addition of two new geographic strata
Data on inter-city indexes of price differentials of consumer goods and services will be updated to October 2017 with the release of the June 2018 Consumer Price Index (CPI) (to be published on July 20, 2018). As well, the geographic strata "Whitehorse, Yukon" and "Yellowknife, Northwest Territories" will be introduced into the table, reflecting data for the all-items index and its eight major components and selected sub-groups.
Real-time CANSIM tables
Real-time CANSIM table 326-8023 will be updated on June 4. For more information, consult the document Real-time CANSIM tables.
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