Canada

Core CPI y/y
2.5%
Unemployment Rate
6.9%
Trade Balance
$1.779 B
GDP q/q
-0.2%
GDP Annualized q/q
-0.6%
BoC Interest Rate Decision
2.00%
Overview Economic Calendar
Foreign Securities Purchases
$6.174 B
Foreign Securities Purchases by Canadians
$25.362 B
CFTC CAD Non-Commercial Net Positions
-14.7 K
CPI m/m
0.9%
Forecast
0.5%
Core CPI m/m
0.2%
Forecast
0.2%
IPPI m/m
2.4%
Forecast
1.3%
Last
Reference
Previous
Frequency
RMPI m/m
12.0%
Mar 2026
Monthly
RMPI y/y
23.6%
Mar 2026
Monthly
Common CPI y/y
2.6%
Mar 2026
Monthly
Median CPI y/y
2.3%
Mar 2026
Monthly
Trimmed CPI y/y
2.2%
Mar 2026
Monthly
BoC Interest Rate Decision
2.00%
Employment Change
-17.7 K
Forecast
59.9 K
Full-Time Employment Change
-46.7 K
Part-Time Employment Change
29.0 K
Last
Reference
Previous
Frequency
Unemployment Rate
6.9%
Apr 2026
Monthly
Participation Rate
65.0%
Apr 2026
Monthly
Labor Productivity q/q
-0.1%
4 Q 2025
Quarterly
ADP Nonfarm Employment Change
19.2 K
Dec 2021
Monthly
GDP m/m
0.2%
Forecast
0.0%
GDP Implicit Price Index q/q
0.7%
Forecast
0.6%
GDP Annualized q/q
-0.6%
Forecast
0.5%
Current Account
$-0.706 B
Forecast
$-7.397 B
Imports
$70.994 B
Exports
$72.773 B
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Reference
Previous
Frequency
Trade Balance
$1.779 B
Mar 2026
Monthly
Building Permits m/m
-8.5%
Forecast
-3.9%
Capacity Utilization Rate
78.5%
Forecast
80.2%
Corporate Profits q/q
1.0%
Last
Reference
Previous
Frequency
Manufacturing Sales m/m
3.6%
Feb 2026
Monthly
Wholesale Trade m/m
2.0%
Feb 2026
Monthly
Ivey PMI
48.4
Nov 2025
Monthly
Ivey PMI n.s.a.
44.5
Nov 2025
Monthly
S&P Global Manufacturing PMI
53.3
Apr 2026
Monthly
Retail Sales m/m
0.7%
Forecast
0.3%
Core Retail Sales m/m
0.5%
Forecast
0.2%
New Housing Price Index m/m
-0.2%
Forecast
0.0%
CMHC Housing Starts
235.852 K
Forecast
256.928 K
Budget Balance
$5.659 B
Forecast
$-5.676 B
Budget Balance, Fiscal Year
$-25.549 B
Forecast
$-20.139 B