Core Consumer Prices in Canada increased to 161.90 points in April from 161.60 points in March of 2026. Core Consumer Prices in Canada averaged 107.03 points from 1984 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 161.90 points in April of 2026 and a record low of 61.70 points in January of 1984. source: Statistics Canada

Core Consumer Prices in Canada is expected to be 163.43 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Canada Core Consumer Prices is projected to trend around 168.64 points in 2027 and 172.52 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.




Components Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 168.00 167.40 points Apr 2026
Producer Prices 145.30 142.40 points Apr 2026

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Core Consumer Prices 161.90 161.60 points Apr 2026
Core Inflation Rate YoY 2.10 2.50 percent Apr 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 190.20 190.10 points Apr 2026
CPI Transportation 183.50 179.50 points Apr 2026
Export Prices 149.30 142.90 points Mar 2026
Food Inflation 3.50 4.00 percent Apr 2026
GDP Implicit Price 132.80 131.30 points Mar 2026
Import Prices 139.10 137.80 points Mar 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 2.80 2.40 percent Apr 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.40 0.90 percent Apr 2026
PPI YoY 11.40 7.80 percent Apr 2026
Raw Materials Prices MoM 183.80 179.10 points Apr 2026


Canada Core Consumer Prices
In Canada, the core inflation rate tracks changes in prices that consumers pay for a basket of goods which excludes eight of the most volatile components identified by the Bank of Canada including: fruit, fruit preparations and nuts; vegetables and vegetable preparations; mortgage interest cost; natural gas; fuel oil and other fuels; gasoline; inter-city transportation; and tobacco products and smokers' supplies. It also excludes the effect of changes in indirect taxes.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
161.90 161.60 161.90 61.70 1984 - 2026 points Monthly
2002=100, NSA