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Inflation (CPI annual change) in Alberta

Inflation (CPI annual change) in Alberta was 3.8% in August 2026, according to Statistics Canada. That is up 2.4 pts from August 2025.

August 20263.8%
Change on August 2025+2.4 pts
Series high13.9August 1981
Series low-2.5November 2001

Inflation (CPI annual change) in Alberta, September 1979 to August 2026

-50510151979-091986-061993-031999-122006-092013-062020-032026-081979-09: 9.4 %1979-10: 9 %1979-11: 9 %1979-12: 9.5 %1980-01: 9.4 %1980-02: 8.5 %1980-03: 8.4 %1980-04: 8.6 %1980-05: 9.1 %1980-06: 9.8 %1980-07: 9.7 %1980-08: 10.1 %1980-09: 10.6 %1980-10: 11.5 %1980-11: 12.6 %1980-12: 12.3 %1981-01: 12.9 %1981-02: 13.6 %1981-03: 13.4 %1981-04: 12.9 %1981-05: 13.2 %1981-06: 13.5 %1981-07: 13.6 %1981-08: 13.9 %1981-09: 13.1 %1981-10: 12.5 %1981-11: 11.8 %1981-12: 12 %1982-01: 11.7 %1982-02: 11.9 %1982-03: 12.7 %1982-04: 12.8 %1982-05: 12.7 %1982-06: 11.9 %1982-07: 11.6 %1982-08: 11 %1982-09: 11.2 %1982-10: 10.7 %1982-11: 9.6 %1982-12: 8.6 %1983-01: 8 %1983-02: 7.1 %1983-03: 6.3 %1983-04: 6.6 %1983-05: 5.8 %1983-06: 5.2 %1983-07: 4.6 %1983-08: 4.1 %1983-09: 3.4 %1983-10: 3.3 %1983-11: 3.3 %1983-12: 3.7 %1984-01: 4 %1984-02: 3.7 %1984-03: 3 %1984-04: 2.6 %1984-05: 1.9 %1984-06: 1.9 %1984-07: 2.7 %1984-08: 2.7 %1984-09: 2.9 %1984-10: 2.2 %1984-11: 2.2 %1984-12: 2.4 %1985-01: 2.4 %1985-02: 2.5 %1985-03: 2.9 %1985-04: 3 %1985-05: 3.2 %1985-06: 3.7 %1985-07: 2.8 %1985-08: 2.7 %1985-09: 2.8 %1985-10: 3.2 %1985-11: 3.3 %1985-12: 3.3 %1986-01: 3.3 %1986-02: 3.5 %1986-03: 3.4 %1986-04: 2.8 %1986-05: 3.4 %1986-06: 2.9 %1986-07: 3.4 %1986-08: 3.9 %1986-09: 3.7 %1986-10: 3.7 %1986-11: 3.4 %1986-12: 3.4 %1987-01: 3.2 %1987-02: 2.9 %1987-03: 2.9 %1987-04: 3.8 %1987-05: 4.1 %1987-06: 4.7 %1987-07: 4.8 %1987-08: 4.5 %1987-09: 4.2 %1987-10: 4.2 %1987-11: 4.5 %1987-12: 4.5 %1988-01: 4 %1988-02: 3.9 %1988-03: 4.3 %1988-04: 4 %1988-05: 3.2 %1988-06: 2.3 %1988-07: 1.9 %1988-08: 1.8 %1988-09: 2.2 %1988-10: 2.1 %1988-11: 1.8 %1988-12: 1.3 %1989-01: 2.1 %1989-02: 2.7 %1989-03: 2.8 %1989-04: 2.3 %1989-05: 3.7 %1989-06: 4.6 %1989-07: 4.8 %1989-08: 5 %1989-09: 5.3 %1989-10: 5.3 %1989-11: 5.6 %1989-12: 6.3 %1990-01: 6.6 %1990-02: 6.4 %1990-03: 5.7 %1990-04: 6.3 %1990-05: 5.1 %1990-06: 5.1 %1990-07: 5 %1990-08: 5.3 %1990-09: 5.3 %1990-10: 6.1 %1990-11: 6.4 %1990-12: 5.8 %1991-01: 7.9 %1991-02: 6.5 %1991-03: 6.8 %1991-04: 6.1 %1991-05: 6.6 %1991-06: 6.3 %1991-07: 6.1 %1991-08: 6 %1991-09: 5.5 %1991-10: 4.5 %1991-11: 4.2 %1991-12: 3.8 %1992-01: 1.1 %1992-02: 2.3 %1992-03: 2.3 %1992-04: 2.2 %1992-05: 1.5 %1992-06: 1.3 %1992-07: 1.1 %1992-08: 1 %1992-09: 1 %1992-10: 1.1 %1992-11: 1.5 %1992-12: 1.8 %1993-01: 1.9 %1993-02: 1.8 %1993-03: 0 %1993-04: 0.6 %1993-05: 0.7 %1993-06: 1 %1993-07: 1.1 %1993-08: 1.1 %1993-09: 1.2 %1993-10: 1.2 %1993-11: 1.1 %1993-12: 1.4 %1994-01: 1 %1994-02: 0.7 %1994-03: 1.7 %1994-04: 1.6 %1994-05: 1.5 %1994-06: 1.4 %1994-07: 1.5 %1994-08: 1.5 %1994-09: 1.8 %1994-10: 1.7 %1994-11: 1.3 %1994-12: 1.8 %1995-01: 1.8 %1995-02: 2.3 %1995-03: 2.8 %1995-04: 2.7 %1995-05: 2.8 %1995-06: 2.3 %1995-07: 2.3 %1995-08: 2.2 %1995-09: 1.9 %1995-10: 2.2 %1995-11: 2.5 %1995-12: 1.7 %1996-01: 1.8 %1996-02: 1.5 %1996-03: 2 %1996-04: 2.3 %1996-05: 2.2 %1996-06: 2.3 %1996-07: 2.2 %1996-08: 2.5 %1996-09: 2.5 %1996-10: 2.2 %1996-11: 2 %1996-12: 2.5 %1997-01: 3.1 %1997-02: 3.2 %1997-03: 2.7 %1997-04: 1.9 %1997-05: 1.7 %1997-06: 2.4 %1997-07: 1.8 %1997-08: 1.7 %1997-09: 1.6 %1997-10: 1.8 %1997-11: 1.5 %1997-12: 1.4 %1998-01: 1 %1998-02: 0 %1998-03: 0.3 %1998-04: 1.1 %1998-05: 1.3 %1998-06: 1.6 %1998-07: 1.6 %1998-08: 1.6 %1998-09: 1.1 %1998-10: 1.2 %1998-11: 1.4 %1998-12: 1.6 %1999-01: 1.5 %1999-02: 2.3 %1999-03: 1.9 %1999-04: 1.7 %1999-05: 2.2 %1999-06: 1.7 %1999-07: 1.9 %1999-08: 2.7 %1999-09: 3.6 %1999-10: 3.6 %1999-11: 3.1 %1999-12: 3.3 %2000-01: 2.8 %2000-02: 2.7 %2000-03: 3.6 %2000-04: 3.3 %2000-05: 3.2 %2000-06: 3.4 %2000-07: 4.2 %2000-08: 3.5 %2000-09: 3.6 %2000-10: 3.6 %2000-11: 4.3 %2000-12: 3.9 %2001-01: 1.1 %2001-02: 3.7 %2001-03: 2.5 %2001-04: 2.6 %2001-05: 5.6 %2001-06: 5.5 %2001-07: 2.8 %2001-08: 2.6 %2001-09: 2.8 %2001-10: 1.5 %2001-11: -2.5 %2001-12: -0.9 %2002-01: 3.5 %2002-02: 1.6 %2002-03: 2 %2002-04: 3.4 %2002-05: 0.2 %2002-06: 0.4 %2002-07: 2 %2002-08: 2.4 %2002-09: 2.8 %2002-10: 5.2 %2002-11: 9.7 %2002-12: 8.3 %2003-01: 7 %2003-02: 6.8 %2003-03: 7.6 %2003-04: 6 %2003-05: 4.8 %2003-06: 4.8 %2003-07: 4.4 %2003-08: 4.1 %2003-09: 3.4 %2003-10: 1.8 %2003-11: 1.7 %2003-12: 1.3 %2004-01: 1.1 %2004-02: 0.8 %2004-03: 0 %2004-04: 0.3 %2004-05: 1.8 %2004-06: 2.3 %2004-07: 2 %2004-08: 1.9 %2004-09: 1.4 %2004-10: 1.6 %2004-11: 1.9 %2004-12: 1.7 %2005-01: 1.4 %2005-02: 1.5 %2005-03: 1.9 %2005-04: 2.3 %2005-05: 1.2 %2005-06: 0.7 %2005-07: 2.2 %2005-08: 2.4 %2005-09: 3.5 %2005-10: 3.5 %2005-11: 2.7 %2005-12: 2.4 %2006-01: 4.1 %2006-02: 3.3 %2006-03: 3.2 %2006-04: 3.5 %2006-05: 4.5 %2006-06: 3.7 %2006-07: 4.3 %2006-08: 4.8 %2006-09: 3.7 %2006-10: 3 %2006-11: 3.7 %2006-12: 4.8 %2007-01: 3.9 %2007-02: 4.8 %2007-03: 5.5 %2007-04: 5.5 %2007-05: 5 %2007-06: 6.3 %2007-07: 5 %2007-08: 4.7 %2007-09: 4.6 %2007-10: 5 %2007-11: 4.7 %2007-12: 4.1 %2008-01: 3.6 %2008-02: 3.5 %2008-03: 2.9 %2008-04: 3.2 %2008-05: 3.7 %2008-06: 4.4 %2008-07: 3.5 %2008-08: 4 %2008-09: 2.8 %2008-10: 2.4 %2008-11: 2.1 %2008-12: 1.9 %2009-01: 1.2 %2009-02: 2.1 %2009-03: 0.9 %2009-04: -0.7 %2009-05: -0.7 %2009-06: -1.6 %2009-07: -1.5 %2009-08: -1.7 %2009-09: -1.1 %2009-10: 0.1 %2009-11: 0.8 %2009-12: 0.6 %2010-01: 1.7 %2010-02: 1 %2010-03: 1 %2010-04: 1.6 %2010-05: 1.1 %2010-06: 0.6 %2010-07: 1.5 %2010-08: 0.6 %2010-09: 0.9 %2010-10: 1.2 %2010-11: 0.1 %2010-12: 0.8 %2011-01: 1 %2011-02: 1.2 %2011-03: 2 %2011-04: 3 %2011-05: 2.8 %2011-06: 2.1 %2011-07: 1.9 %2011-08: 2.9 %2011-09: 2.8 %2011-10: 3.4 %2011-11: 3.2 %2011-12: 2.9 %2012-01: 2.9 %2012-02: 1.9 %2012-03: 1.7 %2012-04: 0.8 %2012-05: 0.4 %2012-06: 1.3 %2012-07: 0.9 %2012-08: 1 %2012-09: 1.4 %2012-10: 0.6 %2012-11: 0.6 %2012-12: 0 %2013-01: -0.5 %2013-02: 0.9 %2013-03: 1.2 %2013-04: 1.3 %2013-05: 2.3 %2013-06: 2.3 %2013-07: 2.2 %2013-08: 1.4 %2013-09: 1.3 %2013-10: 1 %2013-11: 1.7 %2013-12: 2.1 %2014-01: 2.7 %2014-02: 2.4 %2014-03: 3.9 %2014-04: 2.7 %2014-05: 2.5 %2014-06: 1.9 %2014-07: 2.5 %2014-08: 2.6 %2014-09: 2.6 %2014-10: 3 %2014-11: 2 %2014-12: 1.9 %2015-01: 0.8 %2015-02: 0.9 %2015-03: -0.1 %2015-04: 0.7 %2015-05: 0.6 %2015-06: 1.7 %2015-07: 1.3 %2015-08: 1.7 %2015-09: 1.3 %2015-10: 1.4 %2015-11: 2 %2015-12: 1.5 %2016-01: 2.1 %2016-02: 1.4 %2016-03: 1.5 %2016-04: 1.5 %2016-05: 1.5 %2016-06: 1.3 %2016-07: 0.7 %2016-08: 0.7 %2016-09: 0.5 %2016-10: 0.5 %2016-11: 0.2 %2016-12: 1 %2017-01: 2.5 %2017-02: 2.2 %2017-03: 1.3 %2017-04: 1.7 %2017-05: 1.2 %2017-06: 0.4 %2017-07: 1 %2017-08: 1.1 %2017-09: 1.3 %2017-10: 1.3 %2017-11: 2.5 %2017-12: 2 %2018-01: 1.4 %2018-02: 2.2 %2018-03: 2.3 %2018-04: 2.3 %2018-05: 2.6 %2018-06: 2.8 %2018-07: 3.5 %2018-08: 3.1 %2018-09: 3 %2018-10: 2.8 %2018-11: 1.7 %2018-12: 2.1 %2019-01: 1.2 %2019-02: 1.6 %2019-03: 2.3 %2019-04: 2.2 %2019-05: 2.3 %2019-06: 1.4 %2019-07: 1.3 %2019-08: 1.3 %2019-09: 1.3 %2019-10: 1.6 %2019-11: 2.1 %2019-12: 2.3 %2020-01: 3 %2020-02: 2.5 %2020-03: 0.7 %2020-04: -0.5 %2020-05: 0.1 %2020-06: 1.6 %2020-07: 0.9 %2020-08: 0.6 %2020-09: 1.5 %2020-10: 1.1 %2020-11: 1.3 %2020-12: 0.8 %2021-01: 0.8 %2021-02: 0.6 %2021-03: 1.9 %2021-04: 3.3 %2021-05: 3.1 %2021-06: 2.7 %2021-07: 3.7 %2021-08: 4.7 %2021-09: 4 %2021-10: 4.3 %2021-11: 4.3 %2021-12: 4.8 %2022-01: 4.8 %2022-02: 5.5 %2022-03: 6.5 %2022-04: 6.3 %2022-05: 7.1 %2022-06: 8.4 %2022-07: 7.4 %2022-08: 6 %2022-09: 6.2 %2022-10: 6.8 %2022-11: 6.6 %2022-12: 6 %2023-01: 5 %2023-02: 3.6 %2023-03: 3.3 %2023-04: 4.3 %2023-05: 3.1 %2023-06: 1.9 %2023-07: 2.9 %2023-08: 4.3 %2023-09: 3.7 %2023-10: 2.1 %2023-11: 2.5 %2023-12: 3 %2024-01: 3.4 %2024-02: 4.2 %2024-03: 3.5 %2024-04: 3 %2024-05: 3 %2024-06: 3 %2024-07: 2.7 %2024-08: 2 %2024-09: 1.9 %2024-10: 3 %2024-11: 2.8 %2024-12: 2.5 %2025-01: 2.5 %2025-02: 2.8 %2025-03: 2.8 %2025-04: 1.5 %2025-05: 1.7 %2025-06: 1.7 %2025-07: 1.3 %2025-08: 1.4 %2025-09: 1.9 %2025-10: 1.8 %2025-11: 1.9 %2025-12: 2.1 %2026-01: 2 %2026-02: 1.8 %2026-03: 2.3 %2026-04: 3.2 %2026-05: 3.7 %2026-06: 3.4 %2026-07: 4.2 %2026-08: 3.8 %
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
All 564 values
Period%
2026-083.8
2026-074.2
2026-063.4
2026-053.7
2026-043.2
2026-032.3
2026-021.8
2026-012
2025-122.1
2025-111.9
2025-101.8
2025-091.9
2025-081.4
2025-071.3
2025-061.7
2025-051.7
2025-041.5
2025-032.8
2025-022.8
2025-012.5
2024-122.5
2024-112.8
2024-103
2024-091.9
2024-082
2024-072.7
2024-063
2024-053
2024-043
2024-033.5
2024-024.2
2024-013.4
2023-123
2023-112.5
2023-102.1
2023-093.7
2023-084.3
2023-072.9
2023-061.9
2023-053.1
2023-044.3
2023-033.3
2023-023.6
2023-015
2022-126
2022-116.6
2022-106.8
2022-096.2
2022-086
2022-077.4
2022-068.4
2022-057.1
2022-046.3
2022-036.5
2022-025.5
2022-014.8
2021-124.8
2021-114.3
2021-104.3
2021-094
2021-084.7
2021-073.7
2021-062.7
2021-053.1
2021-043.3
2021-031.9
2021-020.6
2021-010.8
2020-120.8
2020-111.3
2020-101.1
2020-091.5
2020-080.6
2020-070.9
2020-061.6
2020-050.1
2020-04-0.5
2020-030.7
2020-022.5
2020-013
2019-122.3
2019-112.1
2019-101.6
2019-091.3
2019-081.3
2019-071.3
2019-061.4
2019-052.3
2019-042.2
2019-032.3
2019-021.6
2019-011.2
2018-122.1
2018-111.7
2018-102.8
2018-093
2018-083.1
2018-073.5
2018-062.8
2018-052.6
2018-042.3
2018-032.3
2018-022.2
2018-011.4
2017-122
2017-112.5
2017-101.3
2017-091.3
2017-081.1
2017-071
2017-060.4
2017-051.2
2017-041.7
2017-031.3
2017-022.2
2017-012.5
2016-121
2016-110.2
2016-100.5
2016-090.5
2016-080.7
2016-070.7
2016-061.3
2016-051.5
2016-041.5
2016-031.5
2016-021.4
2016-012.1
2015-121.5
2015-112
2015-101.4
2015-091.3
2015-081.7
2015-071.3
2015-061.7
2015-050.6
2015-040.7
2015-03-0.1
2015-020.9
2015-010.8
2014-121.9
2014-112
2014-103
2014-092.6
2014-082.6
2014-072.5
2014-061.9
2014-052.5
2014-042.7
2014-033.9
2014-022.4
2014-012.7
2013-122.1
2013-111.7
2013-101
2013-091.3
2013-081.4
2013-072.2
2013-062.3
2013-052.3
2013-041.3
2013-031.2
2013-020.9
2013-01-0.5
2012-120
2012-110.6
2012-100.6
2012-091.4
2012-081
2012-070.9
2012-061.3
2012-050.4
2012-040.8
2012-031.7
2012-021.9
2012-012.9
2011-122.9
2011-113.2
2011-103.4
2011-092.8
2011-082.9
2011-071.9
2011-062.1
2011-052.8
2011-043
2011-032
2011-021.2
2011-011
2010-120.8
2010-110.1
2010-101.2
2010-090.9
2010-080.6
2010-071.5
2010-060.6
2010-051.1
2010-041.6
2010-031
2010-021
2010-011.7
2009-120.6
2009-110.8
2009-100.1
2009-09-1.1
2009-08-1.7
2009-07-1.5
2009-06-1.6
2009-05-0.7
2009-04-0.7
2009-030.9
2009-022.1
2009-011.2
2008-121.9
2008-112.1
2008-102.4
2008-092.8
2008-084
2008-073.5
2008-064.4
2008-053.7
2008-043.2
2008-032.9
2008-023.5
2008-013.6
2007-124.1
2007-114.7
2007-105
2007-094.6
2007-084.7
2007-075
2007-066.3
2007-055
2007-045.5
2007-035.5
2007-024.8
2007-013.9
2006-124.8
2006-113.7
2006-103
2006-093.7
2006-084.8
2006-074.3
2006-063.7
2006-054.5
2006-043.5
2006-033.2
2006-023.3
2006-014.1
2005-122.4
2005-112.7
2005-103.5
2005-093.5
2005-082.4
2005-072.2
2005-060.7
2005-051.2
2005-042.3
2005-031.9
2005-021.5
2005-011.4
2004-121.7
2004-111.9
2004-101.6
2004-091.4
2004-081.9
2004-072
2004-062.3
2004-051.8
2004-040.3
2004-030
2004-020.8
2004-011.1
2003-121.3
2003-111.7
2003-101.8
2003-093.4
2003-084.1
2003-074.4
2003-064.8
2003-054.8
2003-046
2003-037.6
2003-026.8
2003-017
2002-128.3
2002-119.7
2002-105.2
2002-092.8
2002-082.4
2002-072
2002-060.4
2002-050.2
2002-043.4
2002-032
2002-021.6
2002-013.5
2001-12-0.9
2001-11-2.5
2001-101.5
2001-092.8
2001-082.6
2001-072.8
2001-065.5
2001-055.6
2001-042.6
2001-032.5
2001-023.7
2001-011.1
2000-123.9
2000-114.3
2000-103.6
2000-093.6
2000-083.5
2000-074.2
2000-063.4
2000-053.2
2000-043.3
2000-033.6
2000-022.7
2000-012.8
1999-123.3
1999-113.1
1999-103.6
1999-093.6
1999-082.7
1999-071.9
1999-061.7
1999-052.2
1999-041.7
1999-031.9
1999-022.3
1999-011.5
1998-121.6
1998-111.4
1998-101.2
1998-091.1
1998-081.6
1998-071.6
1998-061.6
1998-051.3
1998-041.1
1998-030.3
1998-020
1998-011
1997-121.4
1997-111.5
1997-101.8
1997-091.6
1997-081.7
1997-071.8
1997-062.4
1997-051.7
1997-041.9
1997-032.7
1997-023.2
1997-013.1
1996-122.5
1996-112
1996-102.2
1996-092.5
1996-082.5
1996-072.2
1996-062.3
1996-052.2
1996-042.3
1996-032
1996-021.5
1996-011.8
1995-121.7
1995-112.5
1995-102.2
1995-091.9
1995-082.2
1995-072.3
1995-062.3
1995-052.8
1995-042.7
1995-032.8
1995-022.3
1995-011.8
1994-121.8
1994-111.3
1994-101.7
1994-091.8
1994-081.5
1994-071.5
1994-061.4
1994-051.5
1994-041.6
1994-031.7
1994-020.7
1994-011
1993-121.4
1993-111.1
1993-101.2
1993-091.2
1993-081.1
1993-071.1
1993-061
1993-050.7
1993-040.6
1993-030
1993-021.8
1993-011.9
1992-121.8
1992-111.5
1992-101.1
1992-091
1992-081
1992-071.1
1992-061.3
1992-051.5
1992-042.2
1992-032.3
1992-022.3
1992-011.1
1991-123.8
1991-114.2
1991-104.5
1991-095.5
1991-086
1991-076.1
1991-066.3
1991-056.6
1991-046.1
1991-036.8
1991-026.5
1991-017.9
1990-125.8
1990-116.4
1990-106.1
1990-095.3
1990-085.3
1990-075
1990-065.1
1990-055.1
1990-046.3
1990-035.7
1990-026.4
1990-016.6
1989-126.3
1989-115.6
1989-105.3
1989-095.3
1989-085
1989-074.8
1989-064.6
1989-053.7
1989-042.3
1989-032.8
1989-022.7
1989-012.1
1988-121.3
1988-111.8
1988-102.1
1988-092.2
1988-081.8
1988-071.9
1988-062.3
1988-053.2
1988-044
1988-034.3
1988-023.9
1988-014
1987-124.5
1987-114.5
1987-104.2
1987-094.2
1987-084.5
1987-074.8
1987-064.7
1987-054.1
1987-043.8
1987-032.9
1987-022.9
1987-013.2
1986-123.4
1986-113.4
1986-103.7
1986-093.7
1986-083.9
1986-073.4
1986-062.9
1986-053.4
1986-042.8
1986-033.4
1986-023.5
1986-013.3
1985-123.3
1985-113.3
1985-103.2
1985-092.8
1985-082.7
1985-072.8
1985-063.7
1985-053.2
1985-043
1985-032.9
1985-022.5
1985-012.4
1984-122.4
1984-112.2
1984-102.2
1984-092.9
1984-082.7
1984-072.7
1984-061.9
1984-051.9
1984-042.6
1984-033
1984-023.7
1984-014
1983-123.7
1983-113.3
1983-103.3
1983-093.4
1983-084.1
1983-074.6
1983-065.2
1983-055.8
1983-046.6
1983-036.3
1983-027.1
1983-018
1982-128.6
1982-119.6
1982-1010.7
1982-0911.2
1982-0811
1982-0711.6
1982-0611.9
1982-0512.7
1982-0412.8
1982-0312.7
1982-0211.9
1982-0111.7
1981-1212
1981-1111.8
1981-1012.5
1981-0913.1
1981-0813.9
1981-0713.6
1981-0613.5
1981-0513.2
1981-0412.9
1981-0313.4
1981-0213.6
1981-0112.9
1980-1212.3
1980-1112.6
1980-1011.5
1980-0910.6
1980-0810.1
1980-079.7
1980-069.8
1980-059.1
1980-048.6
1980-038.4
1980-028.5
1980-019.4
1979-129.5
1979-119
1979-109
1979-099.4

Compared with Canada

PlaceAugust 2026
Alberta3.8
Canada3

Definition

Percentage change of the general CPI with respect to the same month of the previous year. New Zealand publishes its CPI quarterly, so its values compare a quarter with the same quarter of the previous year.

Each country is served from its national CPI. For EU comparisons use hicp_annual_rate.

How to cite

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 18-10-0004-01, Consumer Price Index, all-items, 12-month change calculated from the monthly index (2002 = 100), Canada and provinces, reference period 2026-08. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 18-10-0004-01, Consumer Price Index, all-items, 12-month change calculated from the monthly index (2002 = 100), Canada and provinces, reference period 2026-08. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/wds/rest/getDataFromVectorByReferencePeriodRange?vectorIds=41690973,41691244,41691379,41691513,41691648,41691783,41691919,41692055,41692191,41692327,41692462&startRefPeriod=1914-01-01&endReferencePeriod=2026-10-11. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the inflation rate in Alberta?

Inflation (CPI annual change) in Alberta was 3.8% in August 2026, according to Statistics Canada. That is up 2.4 pts from August 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Statistics Canada. Table 18-10-0004-01, Consumer Price Index, all-items, 12-month change calculated from the monthly index (2002 = 100), Canada and provinces. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest inflation rate in Alberta?

13.9% in August 1981, the highest value since September 1979 in this series.

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