Canada

Core CPI y/y
2.4%
Unemployment Rate
6.4%
Trade Balance
$0.769 B
GDP q/q
0.8%
GDP Annualized q/q
3.3%
BoC Interest Rate Decision
2.25%
Overview Economic Calendar
Foreign Securities Purchases
$20.653 B
Foreign Securities Purchases by Canadians
$-30.627 B
CFTC CAD Non-Commercial Net Positions
-37.6 K
CPI m/m
-0.1%
Forecast
0.0%
Core CPI m/m
0.1%
Forecast
0.1%
IPPI m/m
1.3%
Forecast
0.5%
Last
Reference
Previous
Frequency
RMPI m/m
3.1%
Aug 2026
Monthly
RMPI y/y
22.8%
Aug 2026
Monthly
Common CPI y/y
2.6%
Aug 2026
Monthly
Median CPI y/y
2.0%
Aug 2026
Monthly
Trimmed CPI y/y
1.9%
Aug 2026
Monthly
BoC Interest Rate Decision
2.25%
Employment Change
-41.7 K
Forecast
-30.6 K
Full-Time Employment Change
-35.9 K
Part-Time Employment Change
-5.8 K
Last
Reference
Previous
Frequency
Unemployment Rate
6.4%
Aug 2026
Monthly
Participation Rate
65.0%
Aug 2026
Monthly
Labor Productivity q/q
1.0%
2 Q 2026
Quarterly
ADP Nonfarm Employment Change
19.2 K
Dec 2021
Monthly
GDP m/m
0.3%
Forecast
0.1%
GDP Implicit Price Index q/q
2.5%
Forecast
0.7%
GDP Annualized q/q
3.3%
Forecast
0.7%
Current Account
$8.836 B
Forecast
$-4.065 B
Imports
$75.368 B
Exports
$76.137 B
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Reference
Previous
Frequency
Trade Balance
$0.769 B
Jul 2026
Monthly
Building Permits m/m
-17.3%
Forecast
11.6%
Capacity Utilization Rate
78.5%
Forecast
80.2%
Corporate Profits q/q
9.7%
Last
Reference
Previous
Frequency
Manufacturing Sales m/m
-0.4%
Jul 2026
Monthly
Wholesale Trade m/m
0.3%
Jul 2026
Monthly
Ivey PMI
64.3
Aug 2026
Monthly
Ivey PMI n.s.a.
62.7
Aug 2026
Monthly
S&P Global Manufacturing PMI
53.0
Aug 2026
Monthly
Retail Sales m/m
0.6%
Forecast
-0.1%
Core Retail Sales m/m
0.5%
Forecast
-0.3%
New Housing Price Index m/m
-0.1%
Forecast
-0.1%
CMHC Housing Starts
N/D
Forecast
259.535 K
Budget Balance
$0.989 B
Forecast
$-1.373 B
Budget Balance, Fiscal Year
$-0.370 B
Forecast
$-17.633 B