Topic
Inflation and prices
How fast consumer prices are rising in Canada, its provinces and cities, and in the world's major economies.
1 · Latest values
Where the main measures stand
Each tile shows the latest published value, its period, and its source table.
2 · Reports
Where the subject is analysed
Sections of the Canada and Global reports.
- Inflation and purchasing power (Canada report) Published
- Global inflation and purchasing power (Global report) Published
3 · Maps
See it on the atlas
Atlas layers that measure this topic; each opens at its latest period and can be moved through time.
- Inflation (CPI) (Canada map)
- Inflation (world map)
4 · Connections
Recorded relationships and guided stories
Reading paths through recorded links. A path is not a forecast, and an association is not a cause.
Guided stories that pass through this topic
5 · Releases
Next scheduled releases
From the agencies’ own published schedules.
- 2026-11-16 Consumer Price Index · Statistics Canada, Major economic releases · 08:30 ET
6 · Data
Indicators behind this topic
Registered indicators and the number of series each holds.
| Indicator | Id | Series |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Price Index, all-items (index and 12-month change) | CA04 | 2 |
| Core inflation: Bank of Canada preferred measures (CPI-trim, CPI-median, CPI-common) | CA21 | 3 |
| Consumer Price Index by major component (index, with 12-month change) | CA22 | 32 |
| Consumer Price Index, all-items (2002=100) (by metropolitan area) | CM05 | 12 |
| Consumer price inflation | GL02 | 10 |
| Consumer Price Index, all-items (2002=100) (by province) | PR05 | 20 |
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