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CPI y/y

Consumer price inflation · Canada. Year-on-year change.

Monday 19 October14:30 CEST / 15:30 Kyiv
Reference period: September 2026
ACTUAL—Before publication
FORECAST2.7%MQL5 / Biquote · backup forecast
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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.

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02 / SCENARIOS

Pre-release scenarios

ABOVE EXPECTATIONS

Above-expected inflation supports the case for tighter policy and for CAD.

BELOW EXPECTATIONS

Below-expected inflation supports the case for policy easing and pressure on CAD.

Next step

Core, services, revisions and the response of rate expectations.

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