Canada consumer price index history

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169.8August 2026Latest published observation

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History starts: January 1914
History ends: August 2026
Frequency: Monthly observations
Unit: Index

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12 observations · January 1941 to December 1941

Selected historical observations
Date or period	Value · Index	Source
January 1941	8.2	Statistics Canada
February 1941	8.2	Statistics Canada
March 1941	8.2	Statistics Canada
April 1941	8.2	Statistics Canada
May 1941	8.2	Statistics Canada
June 1941	8.4	Statistics Canada
July 1941	8.5	Statistics Canada
August 1941	8.6	Statistics Canada
September 1941	8.7	Statistics Canada
October 1941	8.7	Statistics Canada
November 1941	8.8	Statistics Canada
December 1941	8.7	Statistics Canada

Canada consumer price index history by year

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Canada consumer price index history by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2026 (to date)	168.1	169.9July 2026	165January 2026	▲ +2.9%
2025	164.2	165.4November 2025	161.3January 2025	▲ +2.3%
2024	160.9	162.1July 2024	158.3January 2024	▲ +1.8%
2023	157.1	158.8November 2023	153.9January 2023	▲ +2.9%
2022	151.2	154November 2022	145.3January 2022	▲ +5.4%
2021	141.6	144.2November 2021	138.2January 2021	▲ +4.2%
2020	137	137.7November 2020	135.7April 2020	▲ +0.4%
2019	136	137July 2019	133.6January 2019	▲ +2.1%
2018	133.4	134.3July 2018	131.7January 2018	▲ +1.3%
2017	130.4	131.3November 2017	129.5January 2017	▲ +1.0%
2016	128.4	129.1June 2016	126.8January 2016	▲ +1.3%
2015	126.6	127.3July 2015	124.3January 2015	▲ +1.8%
2014	125.2	125.9June 2014	123.1January 2014	▲ +1.1%
2013	122.8	123.3September 2013	121.3January 2013	▲ +1.2%
2012	121.7	122.2April 2012	120.7January 2012	▲ +0.4%
2011	119.9	120.9November 2011	117.8January 2011	▲ +2.0%
2010	116.5	117.5November 2010	115.1January 2010	▲ +2.1%
2009	114.4	115.2November 2009	113January 2009	▲ +1.6%
2008	114.1	115.8July 2008	111.8January 2008	▲ +1.3%
2007	111.5	112.1May 2007	109.4January 2007	▲ +2.4%

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Canada consumer price index history by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2006	109.1	109.8August 2006	108February 2006	▲ +1.1%
2005	107	108.4September 2005	105.3January 2005	▲ +2.2%
2004	104.7	105.6November 2004	103.3January 2004	▲ +2.0%
2003	102.8	103.2December 2003	102January 2003	▲ +1.2%
2002	100	101.5November 2002	97.6January 2002	▲ +3.6%
2001	97.8	98.7June 2001	96.3January 2001	▲ +1.1%
2000	95.4	96.7December 2000	93.5January 2000	▲ +3.4%
1999	92.9	93.7October 1999	91.5January 1999	▲ +2.4%
1998	91.3	91.6October 1998	90.9January 1998	▲ +0.4%
1997	90.4	90.6August 1997	89.9January 1997	▲ +0.6%
1996	88.9	89.7November 1996	88January 1996	▲ +1.9%
1995	87.6	88November 1995	86.6January 1995	▲ +1.4%
1994	85.7	86.3December 1994	85.2May 1994	▲ +0.2%
1993	85.6	86.3November 1993	85January 1993	▲ +1.3%
1992	84	84.7November 1992	83.3January 1992	▲ +1.7%
1991	82.8	83.3August 1991	82January 1991	▲ +1.1%
1990	78.4	80November 1990	76.7January 1990	▲ +4.2%
1989	74.8	76.1November 1989	72.7January 1989	▲ +4.7%
1988	71.2	72.3November 1988	69.7January 1988	▲ +3.7%
1987	68.5	69.6December 1987	67January 1987	▲ +3.9%
1986	65.6	66.8December 1986	64.4January 1986	▲ +3.7%
1985	63	64.1December 1985	61.7January 1985	▲ +3.9%
1984	60.6	61.4November 1984	59.6January 1984	▲ +3.0%
1983	58.1	59.2December 1983	56.5January 1983	▲ +4.8%
1982	54.9	56.6November 1982	52.2January 1982	▲ +8.4%
1981	49.5	51.8December 1981	46.9January 1981	▲ +10.4%
1980	44	46.2December 1980	41.8January 1980	▲ +10.5%
1979	40	41.6December 1979	38.1January 1979	▲ +9.2%
1978	36.6	37.9December 1978	35.1January 1978	▲ +8.0%
1977	33.6	34.9December 1977	32.2January 1977	▲ +8.4%
1976	31.1	31.9December 1976	30.3January 1976	▲ +5.3%
1975	29	30.2December 1975	27.6January 1975	▲ +9.4%
1974	26.2	27.6December 1974	24.7January 1974	▲ +11.7%
1973	23.6	24.5December 1973	22.6January 1973	▲ +8.4%
1972	21.9	22.4December 1972	21.4January 1972	▲ +4.7%
1971	20.9	21.3December 1971	20.4January 1971	▲ +4.4%
1970	20.3	20.5July 1970	20.2January 1970	▲ +0.5%
1969	19.7	20.1December 1969	19.2January 1969	▲ +4.7%
1968	18.8	19.2November 1968	18.5January 1968	▲ +3.8%
1967	18.1	18.4December 1967	17.7January 1967	▲ +4.0%
1966	17.5	17.7December 1966	17.1January 1966	▲ +3.5%
1965	16.8	17.1December 1965	16.6January 1965	▲ +3.0%
1964	16.4	16.6December 1964	16.3January 1964	▲ +1.8%
1963	16.1	16.3August 1963	16January 1963	▲ +1.9%
1962	15.9	16August 1962	15.7January 1962	▲ +1.9%
1961	15.7	15.7January 1961	15.7January 1961	0.0
1960	15.5	15.7October 1960	15.4March 1960	▲ +1.3%
1959	15.3	15.5September 1959	15.1June 1959	▲ +1.3%
1958	15.2	15.3September 1958	15January 1958	▲ +2.0%
1957	14.8	15September 1957	14.6January 1957	▲ +2.1%
1956	14.3	14.6November 1956	14.1February 1956	▲ +2.8%
1955	14.1	14.2September 1955	14.1January 1955	▲ +0.7%
1954	14.1	14.2August 1954	14March 1954	0.0
1953	14	14.2October 1953	13.9March 1953	0.0
1952	14.2	14.4January 1952	14.1May 1952	▼ −2.1%
1951	13.8	14.3November 1951	13January 1951	▲ +10.0%
1950	12.5	12.9October 1950	12.1January 1950	▲ +6.6%
1949	12.2	12.3October 1949	12.1January 1949	▲ +0.8%
1948	11.8	12.1September 1948	11.2January 1948	▲ +8.0%
1947	10.3	11.1December 1947	9.7January 1947	▲ +14.4%
1946	9.4	9.7October 1946	9.2January 1946	▲ +5.4%
1945	9.2	9.2June 1945	9January 1945	▲ +2.2%
1944	9.1	9.1January 1944	9December 1944	▼ −1.1%
1943	9	9.2September 1943	8.8January 1943	▲ +4.5%
1942	8.8	9November 1942	8.7January 1942	▲ +3.4%
1941	8.5	8.8November 1941	8.2January 1941	▲ +6.1%
1940	8	8.2December 1940	7.8January 1940	▲ +5.1%
1939	7.6	7.8October 1939	7.6January 1939	▲ +2.6%
1938	7.7	7.8March 1938	7.6October 1938	▼ −1.3%
1937	7.7	7.8October 1937	7.6January 1937	▲ +2.6%
1936	7.4	7.5October 1936	7.3April 1936	▲ +1.4%
1935	7.3	7.4November 1935	7.2January 1935	▲ +2.8%
1934	7.2	7.3March 1934	7.2January 1934	0.0
1933	7.1	7.2January 1933	7.1March 1933	▼ −1.4%
1932	7.5	7.8January 1932	7.3October 1932	▼ −6.4%
1931	8.2	8.7January 1931	7.9October 1931	▼ −9.2%
1930	9.1	9.4January 1930	8.8December 1930	▼ −6.4%
1929	9.2	9.4December 1929	9.1April 1929	▲ +2.2%
1928	9.1	9.2January 1928	9May 1928	0.0
1927	9.1	9.2January 1927	9April 1927	▼ −1.1%
1926	9.2	9.2January 1926	9.2January 1926	0.0
1925	9.1	9.3December 1925	9May 1925	▲ +1.1%
1924	9	9.2January 1924	8.8June 1924	▼ −1.1%
1923	9.2	9.3March 1923	9.1July 1923	0.0
1922	9.2	9.4January 1922	9.1May 1922	▼ −2.1%
1921	10	11January 1921	9.4November 1921	▼ −14.5%
1920	11.4	11.8June 1920	10.6January 1920	▲ +5.7%
1919	9.8	10.2December 1919	9.4February 1919	▲ +7.4%
1918	8.9	9.4November 1918	8.4January 1918	▲ +11.9%
1917	7.9	8.3December 1917	7.4January 1917	▲ +12.2%
1916	6.7	7.2December 1916	6.4January 1916	▲ +12.5%
1915	6.1	6.3November 1915	6.1January 1915	▲ +3.3%
1914	6	6.1October 1914	5.9May 1914	▲ +1.7%

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