Core Consumer Prices in Canada increased to 161.60 points in March from 161.30 points in February of 2026. Core Consumer Prices in Canada averaged 106.93 points from 1984 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 161.60 points in March 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 164.23 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 167.40 165.90 points Mar 2026
Producer Prices 141.70 138.40 points Mar 2026

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Core Consumer Prices 161.60 161.30 points Mar 2026
Core Inflation Rate YoY 2.50 2.30 percent Mar 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 190.10 189.50 points Mar 2026
CPI Transportation 179.50 172.20 points Mar 2026
Export Prices 149.30 142.90 points Mar 2026
Food Inflation 4.00 5.40 percent Mar 2026
GDP Implicit Price 131.00 130.10 points Dec 2025
Import Prices 139.10 137.80 points Mar 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 2.40 1.80 percent Mar 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.90 0.50 percent Mar 2026
PPI YoY 7.80 5.60 percent Mar 2026
Raw Materials Prices MoM 179.30 160.10 points Mar 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
161.60 161.30 161.60 61.70 1984 - 2026 points Monthly
2002=100, NSA