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Inflation (CPI annual change) in Canada

Inflation (CPI annual change) in Canada was 3% in August 2026, according to Statistics Canada. That is up 1.1 pts from August 2025.

August 20263%
Change on August 2025+1.1 pts
Series high12.9July 1981
Series low-0.9July 2009

Inflation (CPI annual change) in Canada, September 1976 to August 2026

-50510151976-091983-111991-011998-032005-052012-072019-092026-081976-09: 6.4 %1976-10: 6.4 %1976-11: 5.6 %1976-12: 5.6 %1977-01: 6.3 %1977-02: 6.2 %1977-03: 7.2 %1977-04: 7.5 %1977-05: 8.1 %1977-06: 7.7 %1977-07: 8.3 %1977-08: 8.3 %1977-09: 8.6 %1977-10: 8.8 %1977-11: 9.1 %1977-12: 9.4 %1978-01: 9 %1978-02: 9.3 %1978-03: 8.8 %1978-04: 8.5 %1978-05: 8.7 %1978-06: 9.3 %1978-07: 9.4 %1978-08: 9.7 %1978-09: 8.5 %1978-10: 9 %1978-11: 8.9 %1978-12: 8.6 %1979-01: 8.5 %1979-02: 9 %1979-03: 9.2 %1979-04: 9.8 %1979-05: 9.4 %1979-06: 9 %1979-07: 8.4 %1979-08: 8.3 %1979-09: 9.7 %1979-10: 9 %1979-11: 9.5 %1979-12: 9.8 %1980-01: 9.7 %1980-02: 9.6 %1980-03: 9.2 %1980-04: 9.2 %1980-05: 9.3 %1980-06: 10 %1980-07: 10 %1980-08: 10.9 %1980-09: 10.6 %1980-10: 10.7 %1980-11: 11.1 %1980-12: 11.1 %1981-01: 12.2 %1981-02: 12.1 %1981-03: 12.7 %1981-04: 12.6 %1981-05: 12.2 %1981-06: 12.8 %1981-07: 12.9 %1981-08: 12.5 %1981-09: 12.7 %1981-10: 12.8 %1981-11: 12.2 %1981-12: 12.1 %1982-01: 11.3 %1982-02: 11.4 %1982-03: 11.5 %1982-04: 11.4 %1982-05: 11.9 %1982-06: 11.3 %1982-07: 11 %1982-08: 10.5 %1982-09: 10.3 %1982-10: 10 %1982-11: 9.7 %1982-12: 9.3 %1983-01: 8.2 %1983-02: 7.6 %1983-03: 7.3 %1983-04: 6.7 %1983-05: 5.5 %1983-06: 5.4 %1983-07: 5.4 %1983-08: 5.6 %1983-09: 5 %1983-10: 5 %1983-11: 4.4 %1983-12: 4.6 %1984-01: 5.5 %1984-02: 5.5 %1984-03: 4.5 %1984-04: 4.9 %1984-05: 4.7 %1984-06: 4.3 %1984-07: 4.1 %1984-08: 3.6 %1984-09: 3.7 %1984-10: 3.4 %1984-11: 3.9 %1984-12: 3.7 %1985-01: 3.5 %1985-02: 3.7 %1985-03: 3.7 %1985-04: 3.8 %1985-05: 4.2 %1985-06: 4 %1985-07: 4.1 %1985-08: 4.1 %1985-09: 4.1 %1985-10: 4.1 %1985-11: 3.9 %1985-12: 4.4 %1986-01: 4.4 %1986-02: 4.2 %1986-03: 4.3 %1986-04: 3.8 %1986-05: 4.1 %1986-06: 3.8 %1986-07: 4.1 %1986-08: 4.3 %1986-09: 4.1 %1986-10: 4.4 %1986-11: 4.5 %1986-12: 4.2 %1987-01: 4 %1987-02: 4 %1987-03: 4 %1987-04: 4.6 %1987-05: 4.6 %1987-06: 4.7 %1987-07: 4.6 %1987-08: 4.5 %1987-09: 4.5 %1987-10: 4.2 %1987-11: 4.2 %1987-12: 4.2 %1988-01: 4 %1988-02: 4 %1988-03: 4.3 %1988-04: 4 %1988-05: 4 %1988-06: 3.9 %1988-07: 3.9 %1988-08: 3.9 %1988-09: 4.1 %1988-10: 4.3 %1988-11: 4 %1988-12: 3.9 %1989-01: 4.3 %1989-02: 4.6 %1989-03: 4.5 %1989-04: 4.5 %1989-05: 5.1 %1989-06: 5.2 %1989-07: 5.3 %1989-08: 5.3 %1989-09: 5.3 %1989-10: 5.1 %1989-11: 5.3 %1989-12: 5.3 %1990-01: 5.5 %1990-02: 5.5 %1990-03: 5.3 %1990-04: 5 %1990-05: 4.4 %1990-06: 4.4 %1990-07: 4.1 %1990-08: 4.1 %1990-09: 4.2 %1990-10: 4.7 %1990-11: 5.1 %1990-12: 5 %1991-01: 6.9 %1991-02: 6.2 %1991-03: 6.2 %1991-04: 6.2 %1991-05: 6.2 %1991-06: 6.3 %1991-07: 6 %1991-08: 6 %1991-09: 5.5 %1991-10: 4.4 %1991-11: 4.1 %1991-12: 3.8 %1992-01: 1.6 %1992-02: 1.6 %1992-03: 1.6 %1992-04: 1.7 %1992-05: 1.3 %1992-06: 1.1 %1992-07: 1.2 %1992-08: 1.1 %1992-09: 1.3 %1992-10: 1.6 %1992-11: 1.7 %1992-12: 2.2 %1993-01: 2 %1993-02: 2.4 %1993-03: 1.9 %1993-04: 1.8 %1993-05: 1.9 %1993-06: 1.7 %1993-07: 1.7 %1993-08: 1.8 %1993-09: 1.8 %1993-10: 1.9 %1993-11: 1.9 %1993-12: 1.7 %1994-01: 1.3 %1994-02: 0.1 %1994-03: 0.2 %1994-04: 0.2 %1994-05: -0.2 %1994-06: 0 %1994-07: 0.1 %1994-08: 0.1 %1994-09: 0.2 %1994-10: -0.2 %1994-11: -0.1 %1994-12: 0.2 %1995-01: 0.6 %1995-02: 1.9 %1995-03: 2.1 %1995-04: 2.5 %1995-05: 2.9 %1995-06: 2.7 %1995-07: 2.6 %1995-08: 2.2 %1995-09: 2.2 %1995-10: 2.3 %1995-11: 2.1 %1995-12: 1.7 %1996-01: 1.6 %1996-02: 1.3 %1996-03: 1.5 %1996-04: 1.4 %1996-05: 1.5 %1996-06: 1.5 %1996-07: 1.3 %1996-08: 1.5 %1996-09: 1.5 %1996-10: 1.8 %1996-11: 1.9 %1996-12: 2.2 %1997-01: 2.2 %1997-02: 2.3 %1997-03: 1.9 %1997-04: 1.7 %1997-05: 1.5 %1997-06: 1.7 %1997-07: 1.7 %1997-08: 1.8 %1997-09: 1.7 %1997-10: 1.5 %1997-11: 0.9 %1997-12: 0.8 %1998-01: 1.1 %1998-02: 1 %1998-03: 1 %1998-04: 0.9 %1998-05: 1.1 %1998-06: 1 %1998-07: 1 %1998-08: 0.9 %1998-09: 0.7 %1998-10: 1.1 %1998-11: 1.2 %1998-12: 1 %1999-01: 0.7 %1999-02: 0.7 %1999-03: 1 %1999-04: 1.6 %1999-05: 1.5 %1999-06: 1.6 %1999-07: 1.9 %1999-08: 2.1 %1999-09: 2.6 %1999-10: 2.3 %1999-11: 2.2 %1999-12: 2.6 %2000-01: 2.2 %2000-02: 2.7 %2000-03: 3 %2000-04: 2.2 %2000-05: 2.4 %2000-06: 2.8 %2000-07: 2.9 %2000-08: 2.6 %2000-09: 2.7 %2000-10: 2.8 %2000-11: 3.2 %2000-12: 3.2 %2001-01: 3 %2001-02: 2.9 %2001-03: 2.4 %2001-04: 3.5 %2001-05: 3.9 %2001-06: 3.4 %2001-07: 2.7 %2001-08: 2.8 %2001-09: 2.6 %2001-10: 1.9 %2001-11: 0.6 %2001-12: 0.7 %2002-01: 1.3 %2002-02: 1.4 %2002-03: 1.9 %2002-04: 1.7 %2002-05: 1.1 %2002-06: 1.2 %2002-07: 2.1 %2002-08: 2.5 %2002-09: 2.3 %2002-10: 3.2 %2002-11: 4.4 %2002-12: 3.8 %2003-01: 4.5 %2003-02: 4.7 %2003-03: 4.2 %2003-04: 2.9 %2003-05: 2.8 %2003-06: 2.6 %2003-07: 2.1 %2003-08: 2 %2003-09: 2.2 %2003-10: 1.6 %2003-11: 1.6 %2003-12: 2.1 %2004-01: 1.3 %2004-02: 0.7 %2004-03: 0.8 %2004-04: 1.7 %2004-05: 2.4 %2004-06: 2.5 %2004-07: 2.3 %2004-08: 1.8 %2004-09: 1.8 %2004-10: 2.3 %2004-11: 2.4 %2004-12: 2.1 %2005-01: 1.9 %2005-02: 2.1 %2005-03: 2.3 %2005-04: 2.4 %2005-05: 1.6 %2005-06: 1.7 %2005-07: 2 %2005-08: 2.6 %2005-09: 3.2 %2005-10: 2.6 %2005-11: 2 %2005-12: 2.1 %2006-01: 2.8 %2006-02: 2.2 %2006-03: 2.2 %2006-04: 2.4 %2006-05: 2.8 %2006-06: 2.4 %2006-07: 2.3 %2006-08: 2.1 %2006-09: 0.7 %2006-10: 1 %2006-11: 1.4 %2006-12: 1.7 %2007-01: 1.1 %2007-02: 2 %2007-03: 2.3 %2007-04: 2.2 %2007-05: 2.2 %2007-06: 2.2 %2007-07: 2.2 %2007-08: 1.7 %2007-09: 2.5 %2007-10: 2.4 %2007-11: 2.5 %2007-12: 2.4 %2008-01: 2.2 %2008-02: 1.8 %2008-03: 1.4 %2008-04: 1.7 %2008-05: 2.2 %2008-06: 3.1 %2008-07: 3.4 %2008-08: 3.5 %2008-09: 3.4 %2008-10: 2.6 %2008-11: 2 %2008-12: 1.2 %2009-01: 1.1 %2009-02: 1.4 %2009-03: 1.2 %2009-04: 0.4 %2009-05: 0.1 %2009-06: -0.3 %2009-07: -0.9 %2009-08: -0.8 %2009-09: -0.9 %2009-10: 0.1 %2009-11: 1 %2009-12: 1.3 %2010-01: 1.9 %2010-02: 1.6 %2010-03: 1.4 %2010-04: 1.8 %2010-05: 1.4 %2010-06: 1 %2010-07: 1.8 %2010-08: 1.7 %2010-09: 1.9 %2010-10: 2.4 %2010-11: 2 %2010-12: 2.4 %2011-01: 2.3 %2011-02: 2.2 %2011-03: 3.3 %2011-04: 3.3 %2011-05: 3.7 %2011-06: 3.1 %2011-07: 2.7 %2011-08: 3.1 %2011-09: 3.2 %2011-10: 2.9 %2011-11: 2.9 %2011-12: 2.3 %2012-01: 2.5 %2012-02: 2.6 %2012-03: 1.9 %2012-04: 2 %2012-05: 1.2 %2012-06: 1.5 %2012-07: 1.3 %2012-08: 1.2 %2012-09: 1.2 %2012-10: 1.2 %2012-11: 0.8 %2012-12: 0.8 %2013-01: 0.5 %2013-02: 1.2 %2013-03: 1 %2013-04: 0.4 %2013-05: 0.7 %2013-06: 1.2 %2013-07: 1.3 %2013-08: 1.1 %2013-09: 1.1 %2013-10: 0.7 %2013-11: 0.9 %2013-12: 1.2 %2014-01: 1.5 %2014-02: 1.1 %2014-03: 1.5 %2014-04: 2 %2014-05: 2.3 %2014-06: 2.4 %2014-07: 2.1 %2014-08: 2.1 %2014-09: 2 %2014-10: 2.4 %2014-11: 2 %2014-12: 1.5 %2015-01: 1 %2015-02: 1 %2015-03: 1.2 %2015-04: 0.8 %2015-05: 0.9 %2015-06: 1 %2015-07: 1.3 %2015-08: 1.3 %2015-09: 1 %2015-10: 1 %2015-11: 1.4 %2015-12: 1.6 %2016-01: 2 %2016-02: 1.4 %2016-03: 1.3 %2016-04: 1.7 %2016-05: 1.5 %2016-06: 1.5 %2016-07: 1.3 %2016-08: 1.1 %2016-09: 1.3 %2016-10: 1.5 %2016-11: 1.2 %2016-12: 1.5 %2017-01: 2.1 %2017-02: 2 %2017-03: 1.6 %2017-04: 1.6 %2017-05: 1.3 %2017-06: 1 %2017-07: 1.2 %2017-08: 1.4 %2017-09: 1.6 %2017-10: 1.4 %2017-11: 2.1 %2017-12: 1.9 %2018-01: 1.7 %2018-02: 2.2 %2018-03: 2.3 %2018-04: 2.2 %2018-05: 2.2 %2018-06: 2.5 %2018-07: 3 %2018-08: 2.8 %2018-09: 2.2 %2018-10: 2.4 %2018-11: 1.7 %2018-12: 2 %2019-01: 1.4 %2019-02: 1.5 %2019-03: 1.9 %2019-04: 2 %2019-05: 2.4 %2019-06: 2 %2019-07: 2 %2019-08: 1.9 %2019-09: 1.9 %2019-10: 1.9 %2019-11: 2.2 %2019-12: 2.2 %2020-01: 2.4 %2020-02: 2.2 %2020-03: 0.9 %2020-04: -0.2 %2020-05: -0.4 %2020-06: 0.7 %2020-07: 0.1 %2020-08: 0.1 %2020-09: 0.5 %2020-10: 0.7 %2020-11: 1 %2020-12: 0.7 %2021-01: 1 %2021-02: 1.1 %2021-03: 2.2 %2021-04: 3.4 %2021-05: 3.6 %2021-06: 3.1 %2021-07: 3.7 %2021-08: 4.1 %2021-09: 4.4 %2021-10: 4.7 %2021-11: 4.7 %2021-12: 4.8 %2022-01: 5.1 %2022-02: 5.7 %2022-03: 6.7 %2022-04: 6.8 %2022-05: 7.7 %2022-06: 8.1 %2022-07: 7.6 %2022-08: 7 %2022-09: 6.9 %2022-10: 6.9 %2022-11: 6.8 %2022-12: 6.3 %2023-01: 5.9 %2023-02: 5.2 %2023-03: 4.3 %2023-04: 4.4 %2023-05: 3.4 %2023-06: 2.8 %2023-07: 3.3 %2023-08: 4 %2023-09: 3.8 %2023-10: 3.1 %2023-11: 3.1 %2023-12: 3.4 %2024-01: 2.9 %2024-02: 2.8 %2024-03: 2.9 %2024-04: 2.7 %2024-05: 2.9 %2024-06: 2.7 %2024-07: 2.5 %2024-08: 2 %2024-09: 1.6 %2024-10: 2 %2024-11: 1.9 %2024-12: 1.8 %2025-01: 1.9 %2025-02: 2.6 %2025-03: 2.3 %2025-04: 1.7 %2025-05: 1.7 %2025-06: 1.9 %2025-07: 1.7 %2025-08: 1.9 %2025-09: 2.4 %2025-10: 2.2 %2025-11: 2.2 %2025-12: 2.4 %2026-01: 2.3 %2026-02: 1.8 %2026-03: 2.4 %2026-04: 2.8 %2026-05: 3.2 %2026-06: 2.8 %2026-07: 3 %2026-08: 3 %
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
All 600 values
Period%
2026-083
2026-073
2026-062.8
2026-053.2
2026-042.8
2026-032.4
2026-021.8
2026-012.3
2025-122.4
2025-112.2
2025-102.2
2025-092.4
2025-081.9
2025-071.7
2025-061.9
2025-051.7
2025-041.7
2025-032.3
2025-022.6
2025-011.9
2024-121.8
2024-111.9
2024-102
2024-091.6
2024-082
2024-072.5
2024-062.7
2024-052.9
2024-042.7
2024-032.9
2024-022.8
2024-012.9
2023-123.4
2023-113.1
2023-103.1
2023-093.8
2023-084
2023-073.3
2023-062.8
2023-053.4
2023-044.4
2023-034.3
2023-025.2
2023-015.9
2022-126.3
2022-116.8
2022-106.9
2022-096.9
2022-087
2022-077.6
2022-068.1
2022-057.7
2022-046.8
2022-036.7
2022-025.7
2022-015.1
2021-124.8
2021-114.7
2021-104.7
2021-094.4
2021-084.1
2021-073.7
2021-063.1
2021-053.6
2021-043.4
2021-032.2
2021-021.1
2021-011
2020-120.7
2020-111
2020-100.7
2020-090.5
2020-080.1
2020-070.1
2020-060.7
2020-05-0.4
2020-04-0.2
2020-030.9
2020-022.2
2020-012.4
2019-122.2
2019-112.2
2019-101.9
2019-091.9
2019-081.9
2019-072
2019-062
2019-052.4
2019-042
2019-031.9
2019-021.5
2019-011.4
2018-122
2018-111.7
2018-102.4
2018-092.2
2018-082.8
2018-073
2018-062.5
2018-052.2
2018-042.2
2018-032.3
2018-022.2
2018-011.7
2017-121.9
2017-112.1
2017-101.4
2017-091.6
2017-081.4
2017-071.2
2017-061
2017-051.3
2017-041.6
2017-031.6
2017-022
2017-012.1
2016-121.5
2016-111.2
2016-101.5
2016-091.3
2016-081.1
2016-071.3
2016-061.5
2016-051.5
2016-041.7
2016-031.3
2016-021.4
2016-012
2015-121.6
2015-111.4
2015-101
2015-091
2015-081.3
2015-071.3
2015-061
2015-050.9
2015-040.8
2015-031.2
2015-021
2015-011
2014-121.5
2014-112
2014-102.4
2014-092
2014-082.1
2014-072.1
2014-062.4
2014-052.3
2014-042
2014-031.5
2014-021.1
2014-011.5
2013-121.2
2013-110.9
2013-100.7
2013-091.1
2013-081.1
2013-071.3
2013-061.2
2013-050.7
2013-040.4
2013-031
2013-021.2
2013-010.5
2012-120.8
2012-110.8
2012-101.2
2012-091.2
2012-081.2
2012-071.3
2012-061.5
2012-051.2
2012-042
2012-031.9
2012-022.6
2012-012.5
2011-122.3
2011-112.9
2011-102.9
2011-093.2
2011-083.1
2011-072.7
2011-063.1
2011-053.7
2011-043.3
2011-033.3
2011-022.2
2011-012.3
2010-122.4
2010-112
2010-102.4
2010-091.9
2010-081.7
2010-071.8
2010-061
2010-051.4
2010-041.8
2010-031.4
2010-021.6
2010-011.9
2009-121.3
2009-111
2009-100.1
2009-09-0.9
2009-08-0.8
2009-07-0.9
2009-06-0.3
2009-050.1
2009-040.4
2009-031.2
2009-021.4
2009-011.1
2008-121.2
2008-112
2008-102.6
2008-093.4
2008-083.5
2008-073.4
2008-063.1
2008-052.2
2008-041.7
2008-031.4
2008-021.8
2008-012.2
2007-122.4
2007-112.5
2007-102.4
2007-092.5
2007-081.7
2007-072.2
2007-062.2
2007-052.2
2007-042.2
2007-032.3
2007-022
2007-011.1
2006-121.7
2006-111.4
2006-101
2006-090.7
2006-082.1
2006-072.3
2006-062.4
2006-052.8
2006-042.4
2006-032.2
2006-022.2
2006-012.8
2005-122.1
2005-112
2005-102.6
2005-093.2
2005-082.6
2005-072
2005-061.7
2005-051.6
2005-042.4
2005-032.3
2005-022.1
2005-011.9
2004-122.1
2004-112.4
2004-102.3
2004-091.8
2004-081.8
2004-072.3
2004-062.5
2004-052.4
2004-041.7
2004-030.8
2004-020.7
2004-011.3
2003-122.1
2003-111.6
2003-101.6
2003-092.2
2003-082
2003-072.1
2003-062.6
2003-052.8
2003-042.9
2003-034.2
2003-024.7
2003-014.5
2002-123.8
2002-114.4
2002-103.2
2002-092.3
2002-082.5
2002-072.1
2002-061.2
2002-051.1
2002-041.7
2002-031.9
2002-021.4
2002-011.3
2001-120.7
2001-110.6
2001-101.9
2001-092.6
2001-082.8
2001-072.7
2001-063.4
2001-053.9
2001-043.5
2001-032.4
2001-022.9
2001-013
2000-123.2
2000-113.2
2000-102.8
2000-092.7
2000-082.6
2000-072.9
2000-062.8
2000-052.4
2000-042.2
2000-033
2000-022.7
2000-012.2
1999-122.6
1999-112.2
1999-102.3
1999-092.6
1999-082.1
1999-071.9
1999-061.6
1999-051.5
1999-041.6
1999-031
1999-020.7
1999-010.7
1998-121
1998-111.2
1998-101.1
1998-090.7
1998-080.9
1998-071
1998-061
1998-051.1
1998-040.9
1998-031
1998-021
1998-011.1
1997-120.8
1997-110.9
1997-101.5
1997-091.7
1997-081.8
1997-071.7
1997-061.7
1997-051.5
1997-041.7
1997-031.9
1997-022.3
1997-012.2
1996-122.2
1996-111.9
1996-101.8
1996-091.5
1996-081.5
1996-071.3
1996-061.5
1996-051.5
1996-041.4
1996-031.5
1996-021.3
1996-011.6
1995-121.7
1995-112.1
1995-102.3
1995-092.2
1995-082.2
1995-072.6
1995-062.7
1995-052.9
1995-042.5
1995-032.1
1995-021.9
1995-010.6
1994-120.2
1994-11-0.1
1994-10-0.2
1994-090.2
1994-080.1
1994-070.1
1994-060
1994-05-0.2
1994-040.2
1994-030.2
1994-020.1
1994-011.3
1993-121.7
1993-111.9
1993-101.9
1993-091.8
1993-081.8
1993-071.7
1993-061.7
1993-051.9
1993-041.8
1993-031.9
1993-022.4
1993-012
1992-122.2
1992-111.7
1992-101.6
1992-091.3
1992-081.1
1992-071.2
1992-061.1
1992-051.3
1992-041.7
1992-031.6
1992-021.6
1992-011.6
1991-123.8
1991-114.1
1991-104.4
1991-095.5
1991-086
1991-076
1991-066.3
1991-056.2
1991-046.2
1991-036.2
1991-026.2
1991-016.9
1990-125
1990-115.1
1990-104.7
1990-094.2
1990-084.1
1990-074.1
1990-064.4
1990-054.4
1990-045
1990-035.3
1990-025.5
1990-015.5
1989-125.3
1989-115.3
1989-105.1
1989-095.3
1989-085.3
1989-075.3
1989-065.2
1989-055.1
1989-044.5
1989-034.5
1989-024.6
1989-014.3
1988-123.9
1988-114
1988-104.3
1988-094.1
1988-083.9
1988-073.9
1988-063.9
1988-054
1988-044
1988-034.3
1988-024
1988-014
1987-124.2
1987-114.2
1987-104.2
1987-094.5
1987-084.5
1987-074.6
1987-064.7
1987-054.6
1987-044.6
1987-034
1987-024
1987-014
1986-124.2
1986-114.5
1986-104.4
1986-094.1
1986-084.3
1986-074.1
1986-063.8
1986-054.1
1986-043.8
1986-034.3
1986-024.2
1986-014.4
1985-124.4
1985-113.9
1985-104.1
1985-094.1
1985-084.1
1985-074.1
1985-064
1985-054.2
1985-043.8
1985-033.7
1985-023.7
1985-013.5
1984-123.7
1984-113.9
1984-103.4
1984-093.7
1984-083.6
1984-074.1
1984-064.3
1984-054.7
1984-044.9
1984-034.5
1984-025.5
1984-015.5
1983-124.6
1983-114.4
1983-105
1983-095
1983-085.6
1983-075.4
1983-065.4
1983-055.5
1983-046.7
1983-037.3
1983-027.6
1983-018.2
1982-129.3
1982-119.7
1982-1010
1982-0910.3
1982-0810.5
1982-0711
1982-0611.3
1982-0511.9
1982-0411.4
1982-0311.5
1982-0211.4
1982-0111.3
1981-1212.1
1981-1112.2
1981-1012.8
1981-0912.7
1981-0812.5
1981-0712.9
1981-0612.8
1981-0512.2
1981-0412.6
1981-0312.7
1981-0212.1
1981-0112.2
1980-1211.1
1980-1111.1
1980-1010.7
1980-0910.6
1980-0810.9
1980-0710
1980-0610
1980-059.3
1980-049.2
1980-039.2
1980-029.6
1980-019.7
1979-129.8
1979-119.5
1979-109
1979-099.7
1979-088.3
1979-078.4
1979-069
1979-059.4
1979-049.8
1979-039.2
1979-029
1979-018.5
1978-128.6
1978-118.9
1978-109
1978-098.5
1978-089.7
1978-079.4
1978-069.3
1978-058.7
1978-048.5
1978-038.8
1978-029.3
1978-019
1977-129.4
1977-119.1
1977-108.8
1977-098.6
1977-088.3
1977-078.3
1977-067.7
1977-058.1
1977-047.5
1977-037.2
1977-026.2
1977-016.3
1976-125.6
1976-115.6
1976-106.4
1976-096.4

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.

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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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Questions

What is the inflation rate in Canada?

Inflation (CPI annual change) in Canada was 3% in August 2026, according to Statistics Canada. That is up 1.1 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 Canada?

12.9% in July 1981, the highest value since September 1976 in this series.

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