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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) represents changes in prices as experienced by Canadian consumers. It measures price change by comparing, through time, the cost of a fixed basket of goods and services.
The goods and services in the CPI basket are divided into 8 major components: Food; Shelter; Household operations, furnishings and equipment; Clothing and footwear; Transportation; Health and personal care; Recreation, education and reading, and Alcoholic beverages, tobacco products and recreational cannabis. CPI data are published at various levels of geography including Canada, the ten provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit, and select cities.
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CPI News
Next release
The CPI for April will be released on May 20.
Upcoming enhancements
With the release of the April Consumer Price Index on May 20, Statistics Canada will introduce an enhanced methodology for calculating the Passenger Vehicle and Homeowners' Home Insurance Price Indexes.
Today, Statistics Canada released the technical paper, "Enhancements to the passenger vehicle and homeowners’ home insurance price indexes," describing the new approach.
Canada-U.S. insight: Tariffs
Tariffs affect many facets of the economy, including inflation. The imposition of tariffs by the United States and/or countermeasure tariffs by the Canadian government will have an impact on prices paid by Canadian consumers in the coming months. Read more about the potential impacts of US tariffs on the Bank of Canada’s website.
No special adjustments will be required to the CPI for tariffs as their effect is embedded in the final prices collected.
Statistics Canada will continue to monitor developments on tariffs and the impact on consumer price inflation.
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- The list of representative products of the CPI.
- Recent analytical products, this document provides an overview of the most recent analytical products published alongside the CPI.
- The Canadian Consumer Price Index Enhancement Timeline, an interactive timeline of the modernization of the CPI and related programs with dates, links, and summary of key developments.
- CPI fact check to find answers to the most common questions about the CPI, including how food prices are collected and how shelter costs are measured.
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CPI Data Visualization Tool
The Consumer Price Index Data Visualization Tool is an interactive dashboard that provides access to current and historical CPI data in a dynamic and customizable format.
Personal Inflation Calculator
This Personal Inflation Calculator is an interactive tool that allows you to estimate your personal inflation rate based on your household expenses.
An overview of Canada's CPI
The video "An overview of Canada's Consumer Price Index" provides an overview of the CPI . It defines the CPI and looks at what it measures and how it is used.
The CPI and Your Experience of Price Change
The video "The Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Your Experience of Price Change" explains how and why the price change reported by the CPI may vary from the prices Canadians see on the shelves. It tells the story of Joe and Izzy, and how they each perceive price change as compared with the CPI.
Statistics Canada Training Institute – CPI
The online lecture "Canada Training Institute – Consumer Price Index" provides an introduction to Statistics Canada's definition and production of the CPI, which measures the rate at which prices of goods and services purchased by Canadian consumers change, on average, over a specified period of time.
Food Price Data Hub
The Food Price Data Hub offers access to a centralized collection of information on food prices in Canada.