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  1. Jun 18, 2024 · This paper describes the composition of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) basket and the changes introduced with the 2024 basket update, based on 2023 expenditure weights.

  2. Feb 20, 2024 · The Consumer Price Index rose 2.9% on a year-over-year basis in January, following a 3.4% gain in December. The largest contributor to headline deceleration was lower year-over-year prices for gasoline in January ( -4 .0%) compared with December (+1.4%).

  3. Aug 20, 2024 · The Consumer Price Index rose 2.5% on a year-over-year basis in July, increasing at the slowest pace since March 2021 and down from a 2.7% gain in June 2024. Deceleration in headline inflation was broad-based, stemming from lower prices for travel tours, passenger vehicles and electricity.

  4. Oct 11, 2024 · For the third consecutive quarter, a rising share of consumers (from 17% in the fourth quarter of 2023 to 29% this quarter) expect inflation to be within the Bank of Canada’s inflation-control target range of 1%3% over the next year . Expectations for inflation have broadly eased from last quarter.

  5. Oct 23, 2024 · Inflation has been revised down over the near term and is expected to remain close to 2% over the projection horizon. Consumer price index inflation in the third quarter of 2024 came in 0.2 percentage points weaker than expected. Inflation in the third quarter fell by more than expected primarily due to lower energy prices.

  6. Jul 15, 2024 · Consumers’ perceptions of inflation are unchanged from a quarter ago, but their expectations for near-term inflation declined significantly. While both measures have improved substantially in recent quarters, they remain higher than they were before the COVID‑19 pandemic.

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  8. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) represents changes in prices as experienced by Canadian consumers. It measures price change by comparing, through time, the cost of a fixed basket of goods and services.

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