CPI Median in Canada decreased to 2.50 percent in January from 2.60 percent in December of 2025. CPI Median in Canada averaged 2.15 Percent from 1990 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 5.40 Percent in October of 2022 and a record low of 0.90 Percent in November of 1997. source: Bank of Canada

CPI Median in Canada is expected to be 2.80 Percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Canada CPI Median YoY is projected to trend around 2.40 Percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-19 01:30 PM
CPI Median YoY
Dec 2.5% 2.8% 2.7% 2.7%
2026-02-17 01:30 PM
CPI Median YoY
Jan 2.5% 2.6% 2.5% 2.6%
2026-03-16 12:30 PM
CPI Median YoY
Feb 2.5%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Core Inflation Rate YoY 2.60 2.80 percent Jan 2026
Core Inflation Rate MoM 0.20 -0.40 percent Jan 2026
CPI Median YoY 2.50 2.60 Percent Jan 2026
CPI Trimmed-Mean YoY 2.40 2.70 Percent Jan 2026
Inflation Expectations 4.10 4.00 percent Dec 2025
Inflation Rate YoY 2.30 2.40 percent Jan 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.00 -0.20 percent Jan 2026


Canada CPI Median YoY
CPI median is a measure of core inflation corresponding to the price change located at the 50th percentile (in terms of the CPI basket weights) of the distribution of price changes in a given month. This measure helps filter out extreme price movements specific to certain components. This approach is similar to CPI-trim as it eliminates all the weighted monthly price variations at both the bottom and top of the distribution of price changes in any given month, except the price change for the component that is the midpoint of that distribution.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.50 2.60 5.40 0.90 1990 - 2026 Percent Monthly
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