Median CPI y/y
Consumer price inflation · Canada. Year-on-year change.
01 / WHY IT MATTERS
What changes for traders
More persistent price pressure may delay policy easing. For CAD the surprise relative to the forecast matters.
02 / SCENARIOS
Pre-release scenarios
Above-expected inflation supports the case for tighter policy and for CAD.
Below-expected inflation supports the case for policy easing and pressure on CAD.
Core, services, revisions and the response of rate expectations.
03 / RELEASE HISTORY
Previous results
Period is the report month. Actual − Forecast measures deviation from expectations. pp means percentage points.
About the historical data
Forecast comes from a historical calendar or a pre-release capture. Actual may include subsequent revisions. A dash means no confirmed figure is available. Historical tables were retrieved after the releases and do not establish when a forecast first became available.