Median Consumer Price Index y/y reflects changes in prices corresponding to the 50th percentile (in CPI basket weights) of distribution of changes in prices for 55 CPI components. The change as compared to the same month of the previous year is calculated. The index evaluates a basket of goods and services, which account for a larger share of household expenditures. Median Common CPI serves as a measure of consumer sentiment and national inflation. Median CPI growth can be seen as positive for the Canadian dollar quotes.
Canada Median CPI y/y
Last release
Actual
2.1%
Forecast
2.2%
Previous
2.3%
Next release
Actual
Coming in 5 days
Forecast
2.2%
Previous
2.1%
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Previous
Aug 2024
2.3%
2.2%
2.4%
Jul 2024
2.4%
2.6%
2.6%
Jun 2024
2.6%
2.7%
2.7%
May 2024
2.8%
2.4%
2.6%
Apr 2024
2.6%
2.9%
2.9%
Mar 2024
2.8%
3.4%
3.0%
Feb 2024
3.1%
3.7%
3.3%
Jan 2024
3.3%
3.7%
3.5%
Dec 2023
3.6%
3.1%
3.6%
Nov 2023
3.4%
3.1%
3.4%
Oct 2023
3.6%
3.6%
3.9%
Sep 2023
3.8%
4.2%
4.1%
Aug 2023
4.1%
3.6%
3.9%
Jul 2023
3.7%
3.7%
3.7%
Jun 2023
3.9%
3.5%
4.0%
May 2023
3.9%
3.8%
4.3%
Apr 2023
4.2%
4.3%
4.5%
Mar 2023
4.6%
4.7%
4.9%
Feb 2023
4.9%
4.9%
5.0%
Jan 2023
5.0%
5.4%
5.2%