Canada

Core CPI y/y
2.1%
Unemployment Rate
6.6%
Trade Balance
$2.721 B
GDP q/q
0.0%
GDP Annualized q/q
-0.1%
BoC Interest Rate Decision
2.00%
Overview Economic Calendar
Foreign Securities Purchases
$46.913 B
Foreign Securities Purchases by Canadians
$-11.364 B
CFTC CAD Non-Commercial Net Positions
-120.0 K
CPI m/m
0.4%
Forecast
0.8%
Core CPI m/m
0.2%
Forecast
0.2%
IPPI m/m
1.2%
Forecast
1.0%
Last
Reference
Previous
Frequency
RMPI m/m
0.7%
May 2026
Monthly
RMPI y/y
33.4%
May 2026
Monthly
Common CPI y/y
2.5%
Apr 2026
Monthly
Median CPI y/y
2.1%
Apr 2026
Monthly
Trimmed CPI y/y
2.0%
Apr 2026
Monthly
BoC Interest Rate Decision
2.00%
Employment Change
87.8 K
Forecast
-114.1 K
Full-Time Employment Change
154.0 K
Part-Time Employment Change
-66.2 K
Last
Reference
Previous
Frequency
Unemployment Rate
6.6%
May 2026
Monthly
Participation Rate
65.0%
May 2026
Monthly
Labor Productivity q/q
-0.5%
1 Q 2026
Quarterly
ADP Nonfarm Employment Change
19.2 K
Dec 2021
Monthly
GDP m/m
-0.1%
Forecast
0.0%
GDP Implicit Price Index q/q
1.1%
Forecast
0.6%
GDP Annualized q/q
-0.1%
Forecast
0.7%
Current Account
$-7.184 B
Forecast
$-3.956 B
Imports
$72.439 B
Exports
$75.160 B
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Frequency
Trade Balance
$2.721 B
Apr 2026
Monthly
Building Permits m/m
-7.6%
Forecast
-1.9%
Capacity Utilization Rate
78.5%
Forecast
80.2%
Corporate Profits q/q
2.0%
Last
Reference
Previous
Frequency
Manufacturing Sales m/m
4.2%
Apr 2026
Monthly
Wholesale Trade m/m
0.6%
Apr 2026
Monthly
Ivey PMI
48.4
Nov 2025
Monthly
Ivey PMI n.s.a.
44.5
Nov 2025
Monthly
S&P Global Manufacturing PMI
52.9
May 2026
Monthly
Retail Sales m/m
0.9%
Forecast
0.0%
Core Retail Sales m/m
1.4%
Forecast
-0.1%
New Housing Price Index m/m
-0.3%
Forecast
-0.1%
CMHC Housing Starts
261.377 K
Forecast
258.257 K
Budget Balance
$-29.727 B
Forecast
$11.321 B
Budget Balance, Fiscal Year
$-55.277 B
Forecast
$-14.937 B