Cost of living
Inflation and the consumer price index as historical series, or change since a date you choose. Change since uses the index for the cumulative rise in prices; for inflation it also shows the latest year-over-year annual rate.
Last update 4 Nov 2026.
The latest reading, the reading before it, the same month a year earlier, and the first reading in this 10-year window.
| Country | Sep 2026 | Aug 2026 | Change | Sep 2025 | Dec 2016 | Since Dec 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 3.09% | 3.03% | Up 0.06 points | 2.36% | 1.50% | Up 1.59 points |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 4.72% | 4.30% | Up 0.43 points | 2.04% | 4.12% | Up 0.60 points |
| Prince Edward Island | 5.65% | 4.45% | Up 1.20 points | 1.69% | 1.32% | Up 4.34 points |
| Nova Scotia | 5.63% | 5.10% | Up 0.53 points | 2.74% | 1.32% | Up 4.32 points |
| New Brunswick | 4.99% | 4.56% | Up 0.43 points | 2.30% | 2.31% | Up 2.68 points |
| Quebec | 3.14% | 3.09% | Up 0.05 points | 3.30% | 0.64% | Up 2.49 points |
| Ontario | 2.53% | 2.41% | Up 0.12 points | 2.03% | 1.96% | Up 0.57 points |
| Manitoba | 4.36% | 4.43% | Down 0.07 points | 2.87% | 1.11% | Up 3.26 points |
| Saskatchewan | 3.30% | 3.49% | Down 0.19 points | 2.59% | 0.61% | Up 2.69 points |
| Alberta | 3.60% | 3.82% | Down 0.23 points | 1.89% | 1.05% | Up 2.55 points |
| British Columbia | 2.96% | 3.02% | Down 0.06 points | 1.93% | 1.91% | Up 1.05 points |
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| Date | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | Prince Edward Island | Nova Scotia | New Brunswick | Quebec | Ontario | Manitoba | Saskatchewan | Alberta | British Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2026 | 3.09% | 4.72% | 5.65% | 5.63% | 4.99% | 3.14% | 2.53% | 4.36% | 3.30% | 3.60% | 2.96% |
| 1 Aug 2026 | 3.03% | 4.30% | 4.45% | 5.10% | 4.56% | 3.09% | 2.41% | 4.43% | 3.49% | 3.82% | 3.02% |
| 1 Jul 2026 | 3.03% | 4.22% | 3.96% | 5.04% | 4.55% | 3.34% | 2.04% | 4.17% | 4.10% | 4.17% | 2.89% |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 2.80% | 3.77% | 3.76% | 4.65% | 3.84% | 3.23% | 1.99% | 4.02% | 4.05% | 3.42% | 2.83% |
| 1 May 2026 | 3.23% | 4.40% | 3.82% | 5.15% | 4.65% | 3.60% | 2.59% | 4.63% | 4.41% | 3.72% | 2.89% |
| 1 Apr 2026 | 2.82% | 3.62% | 3.42% | 4.32% | 4.19% | 2.99% | 2.43% | 4.29% | 3.82% | 3.21% | 2.47% |
| 1 Mar 2026 | 2.39% | 2.57% | 2.27% | 2.99% | 2.95% | 2.88% | 1.88% | 2.99% | 2.91% | 2.27% | 2.47% |
| 1 Feb 2026 | 1.78% | 1.85% | 0.84% | 1.74% | 2.16% | 2.84% | 1.28% | 2.01% | 1.57% | 1.75% | 1.71% |
| 1 Jan 2026 | 2.29% | 2.42% | 1.76% | 2.68% | 2.94% | 2.98% | 2.03% | 2.60% | 1.83% | 2.00% | 1.99% |
| 1 Dec 2025 | 2.36% | 3.05% | 2.75% | 3.12% | 3.06% | 3.24% | 2.09% | 3.69% | 2.21% | 2.12% | 1.67% |
| 1 Nov 2025 | 2.22% | 2.16% | 1.39% | 2.36% | 2.66% | 3.04% | 1.90% | 3.29% | 2.14% | 1.88% | 2.05% |
| 1 Oct 2025 | 2.16% | 2.04% | 1.39% | 2.55% | 2.10% | 3.17% | 1.77% | 2.97% | 2.27% | 1.82% | 2.05% |
| 1 Sep 2025 | 2.36% | 2.04% | 1.69% | 2.74% | 2.30% | 3.30% | 2.03% | 2.87% | 2.59% | 1.89% | 1.93% |
| 1 Aug 2025 | 1.85% | 1.35% | 1.08% | 2.18% | 1.61% | 2.66% | 1.65% | 2.04% | 1.71% | 1.41% | 1.79% |
| 1 Jul 2025 | 1.73% | 1.59% | 1.20% | 1.63% | 1.10% | 2.34% | 1.59% | 1.91% | 1.41% | 1.29% | 1.73% |
| 1 Jun 2025 | 1.86% | 1.17% | 0.78% | 1.64% | 1.23% | 2.22% | 1.78% | 2.24% | 1.66% | 1.71% | 2.12% |
| 1 May 2025 | 1.73% | 0.49% | 0.66% | 1.34% | 0.93% | 1.71% | 1.65% | 1.92% | 1.60% | 1.66% | 2.32% |
| 1 Apr 2025 | 1.74% | 0.37% | 0.60% | 1.34% | 0.25% | 2.17% | 1.60% | 2.06% | 1.85% | 1.48% | 2.00% |
| 1 Mar 2025 | 2.32% | 1.05% | 1.76% | 2.26% | 1.88% | 1.91% | 2.29% | 3.02% | 2.48% | 2.81% | 2.60% |
| 1 Feb 2025 | 2.64% | 1.18% | 1.95% | 2.15% | 1.95% | 1.99% | 2.75% | 3.47% | 3.06% | 2.76% | 3.01% |
| 1 Jan 2025 | 1.90% | 0.75% | 1.29% | 1.30% | 0.88% | 1.81% | 1.69% | 2.67% | 2.38% | 2.53% | 2.23% |
| 1 Dec 2024 | 1.83% | 0.56% | 0.37% | 0.93% | 1.58% | 1.61% | 1.69% | 1.14% | 1.81% | 2.48% | 2.63% |
| 1 Nov 2024 | 1.89% | 1.25% | 1.84% | 1.66% | 1.96% | 1.48% | 1.81% | 0.88% | 1.62% | 2.78% | 2.29% |
| 1 Oct 2024 | 2.02% | 1.06% | 1.29% | 1.48% | 1.76% | 1.61% | 2.00% | 1.13% | 1.56% | 2.97% | 2.36% |
| 1 Sep 2024 | 1.64% | 0.68% | 0.98% | 0.86% | 0.88% | 1.29% | 1.94% | 0.75% | 0.68% | 1.93% | 2.03% |
| 1 Aug 2024 | 1.95% | 1.30% | 1.21% | 1.23% | 1.83% | 1.48% | 2.13% | 1.25% | 1.11% | 2.04% | 2.36% |
| 1 Jul 2024 | 2.53% | 2.07% | 2.01% | 2.34% | 2.91% | 2.27% | 2.69% | 1.82% | 1.55% | 2.65% | 2.83% |
| 1 Jun 2024 | 2.67% | 2.27% | 3.35% | 3.51% | 2.79% | 2.21% | 2.97% | 1.39% | 1.43% | 3.04% | 2.57% |
| 1 May 2024 | 2.87% | 2.65% | 3.16% | 3.72% | 2.92% | 3.06% | 2.97% | 1.26% | 1.50% | 3.05% | 2.91% |
| 1 Apr 2024 | 2.69% | 2.59% | 2.60% | 3.14% | 2.92% | 2.95% | 2.72% | 0.38% | 1.00% | 2.99% | 2.86% |
| 1 Mar 2024 | 2.90% | 3.12% | 2.55% | 3.35% | 2.57% | 3.57% | 2.61% | 0.82% | 1.51% | 3.46% | 2.74% |
| 1 Feb 2024 | 2.78% | 2.03% | 1.49% | 2.78% | 2.12% | 3.25% | 2.43% | 0.89% | 1.71% | 4.18% | 2.62% |
| 1 Jan 2024 | 2.86% | 2.50% | 1.56% | 2.99% | 2.32% | 3.27% | 2.70% | 0.83% | 1.91% | 3.36% | 3.04% |
| 1 Dec 2023 | 3.40% | 3.36% | 2.64% | 3.64% | 2.87% | 4.03% | 3.36% | 1.74% | 2.70% | 2.99% | 3.40% |
| 1 Nov 2023 | 3.12% | 2.10% | 0.37% | 2.52% | 1.67% | 3.60% | 3.35% | 1.78% | 2.29% | 2.48% | 3.17% |
| 1 Oct 2023 | 3.12% | 2.43% | 1.68% | 3.25% | 2.85% | 4.16% | 3.29% | 1.85% | 1.77% | 2.10% | 2.69% |
| 1 Sep 2023 | 3.80% | 4.08% | 2.83% | 4.83% | 4.05% | 4.79% | 3.63% | 2.58% | 3.53% | 3.69% | 3.32% |
| 1 Aug 2023 | 4.00% | 3.80% | 3.52% | 4.69% | 3.45% | 4.58% | 3.76% | 3.17% | 4.39% | 4.25% | 3.81% |
| 1 Jul 2023 | 3.27% | 2.50% | 2.06% | 3.45% | 2.86% | 3.90% | 3.23% | 2.58% | 3.01% | 2.85% | 3.05% |
| 1 Jun 2023 | 2.81% | 1.73% | 0.25% | 1.85% | 2.07% | 3.63% | 2.59% | 2.06% | 3.28% | 1.86% | 3.48% |
| 1 May 2023 | 3.36% | 1.73% | 0.69% | 1.99% | 2.28% | 4.00% | 3.12% | 3.45% | 4.29% | 3.08% | 3.35% |
| 1 Apr 2023 | 4.41% | 3.46% | 3.65% | 4.53% | 4.31% | 4.81% | 4.16% | 5.49% | 5.25% | 4.27% | 4.30% |
| 1 Mar 2023 | 4.30% | 3.36% | 3.88% | 4.62% | 4.21% | 4.71% | 4.31% | 5.20% | 4.89% | 3.32% | 4.69% |
| 1 Feb 2023 | 5.25% | 5.43% | 6.75% | 6.45% | 5.85% | 5.61% | 5.11% | 6.45% | 5.70% | 3.62% | 6.20% |
| 1 Jan 2023 | 5.92% | 5.48% | 7.02% | 6.86% | 6.46% | 6.24% | 5.63% | 6.91% | 6.02% | 5.04% | 6.24% |
| 1 Dec 2022 | 6.32% | 5.67% | 7.73% | 7.57% | 6.31% | 6.28% | 6.03% | 7.99% | 6.72% | 6.00% | 6.59% |
| 1 Nov 2022 | 6.80% | 6.74% | 9.66% | 8.56% | 7.81% | 6.83% | 6.44% | 8.50% | 6.95% | 6.60% | 7.24% |
| 1 Oct 2022 | 6.88% | 6.54% | 8.73% | 7.68% | 6.85% | 6.42% | 6.52% | 8.37% | 8.01% | 6.80% | 7.76% |
| 1 Sep 2022 | 6.86% | 6.11% | 8.37% | 7.33% | 6.84% | 6.54% | 6.72% | 8.08% | 7.08% | 6.17% | 7.73% |
| 1 Aug 2022 | 7.01% | 6.38% | 8.30% | 7.75% | 7.41% | 7.14% | 6.94% | 7.96% | 6.83% | 5.96% | 7.30% |
| 1 Jul 2022 | 7.59% | 6.93% | 9.48% | 8.67% | 8.00% | 7.29% | 7.59% | 8.75% | 8.09% | 7.39% | 7.97% |
| 1 Jun 2022 | 8.13% | 8.17% | 10.91% | 9.29% | 9.12% | 7.99% | 7.90% | 9.44% | 8.07% | 8.39% | 7.88% |
| 1 May 2022 | 7.73% | 7.97% | 11.10% | 8.81% | 8.77% | 7.50% | 7.78% | 8.69% | 7.03% | 7.13% | 8.14% |
| 1 Apr 2022 | 6.77% | 6.62% | 8.94% | 7.10% | 7.56% | 6.83% | 6.91% | 7.47% | 5.91% | 6.30% | 6.66% |
| 1 Mar 2022 | 6.66% | 6.30% | 8.87% | 6.77% | 7.40% | 6.72% | 6.95% | 7.38% | 5.65% | 6.54% | 6.00% |
| 1 Feb 2022 | 5.69% | 5.14% | 7.39% | 5.68% | 5.98% | 5.40% | 6.13% | 6.12% | 4.71% | 5.53% | 4.70% |
| 1 Jan 2022 | 5.14% | 4.01% | 7.09% | 4.92% | 5.28% | 5.06% | 5.66% | 5.49% | 4.16% | 4.80% | 4.34% |
| 1 Dec 2021 | 4.80% | 4.20% | 6.66% | 4.83% | 5.41% | 5.10% | 5.19% | 4.73% | 3.55% | 4.77% | 3.92% |
| 1 Nov 2021 | 4.72% | 4.18% | 7.01% | 5.26% | 5.70% | 5.24% | 5.04% | 4.55% | 3.67% | 4.26% | 3.60% |
| 1 Oct 2021 | 4.65% | 4.48% | 6.64% | 5.42% | 5.47% | 5.33% | 4.90% | 4.71% | 3.18% | 4.34% | 3.76% |
| 1 Sep 2021 | 4.38% | 4.45% | 6.30% | 5.16% | 5.14% | 5.06% | 4.41% | 4.66% | 3.27% | 4.00% | 3.55% |
| 1 Aug 2021 | 4.09% | 4.82% | 6.29% | 5.09% | 4.69% | 4.36% | 3.97% | 4.37% | 2.91% | 4.72% | 3.47% |
| 1 Jul 2021 | 3.72% | 4.44% | 6.08% | 4.64% | 3.94% | 4.14% | 3.53% | 3.55% | 2.33% | 3.73% | 3.09% |
| 1 Jun 2021 | 3.06% | 3.51% | 5.31% | 4.07% | 3.59% | 3.69% | 3.25% | 2.90% | 1.84% | 2.69% | 2.41% |
| 1 May 2021 | 3.60% | 4.41% | 5.95% | 4.84% | 4.28% | 4.09% | 3.71% | 3.44% | 2.72% | 3.12% | 2.74% |
| 1 Apr 2021 | 3.39% | 4.29% | 5.29% | 4.17% | 4.23% | 3.42% | 3.28% | 3.15% | 3.75% | 3.29% | 3.05% |
| 1 Mar 2021 | 2.20% | 2.66% | 3.35% | 2.75% | 1.90% | 2.19% | 2.25% | 1.60% | 2.36% | 1.94% | 1.97% |
| 1 Feb 2021 | 1.09% | 1.21% | 1.37% | 1.22% | 0.80% | 1.58% | 1.08% | 0.43% | 0.85% | 0.62% | 0.90% |
| 1 Jan 2021 | 1.02% | 1.50% | 0.50% | 1.30% | 0.66% | 1.28% | 1.09% | 0.73% | 0.92% | 0.76% | 1.14% |
| 1 Dec 2020 | 0.73% | 0.57% | -0.14% | 0.58% | 0.37% | 0.76% | 0.73% | 0.07% | 0.93% | 0.77% | 0.84% |
| 1 Nov 2020 | 0.95% | 0.79% | -0.50% | 0.22% | -0.36% | 0.83% | 0.94% | 0.58% | 0.78% | 1.25% | 1.14% |
| 1 Oct 2020 | 0.66% | 0.57% | 0.14% | 0.29% | 0.15% | 0.53% | 0.73% | 0.07% | 0.50% | 1.11% | 0.53% |
| 1 Sep 2020 | 0.51% | 0.29% | 0.00% | -0.65% | -0.22% | 0.30% | 0.58% | 0.22% | 0.79% | 1.47% | 0.38% |
| 1 Aug 2020 | 0.15% | -0.57% | -0.36% | -0.65% | -0.58% | 0.38% | 0.07% | -0.07% | 0.43% | 0.56% | 0.15% |
| 1 Jul 2020 | 0.15% | -0.36% | -0.93% | -0.51% | 0.00% | 0.30% | 0.00% | 0.36% | 0.50% | 0.91% | 0.15% |
| 1 Jun 2020 | 0.66% | 0.07% | -0.36% | 0.15% | 0.22% | 0.61% | 0.43% | 0.44% | 0.71% | 1.61% | 0.53% |
| 1 May 2020 | -0.37% | -1.29% | -1.52% | -0.94% | -0.80% | -0.38% | -0.43% | -0.51% | -0.64% | 0.07% | -0.23% |
| 1 Apr 2020 | -0.22% | -1.50% | -1.31% | -0.58% | -1.32% | 0.15% | -0.07% | -0.58% | -1.35% | -0.49% | 0.00% |
| 1 Mar 2020 | 0.89% | 0.07% | 0.36% | 0.88% | 0.52% | 1.15% | 0.66% | 0.96% | 0.57% | 0.70% | 1.22% |
| 1 Feb 2020 | 2.16% | 1.67% | 2.21% | 2.51% | 2.15% | 2.30% | 1.99% | 2.29% | 1.95% | 2.46% | 2.39% |
| 1 Jan 2020 | 2.40% | 2.19% | 2.96% | 2.59% | 2.46% | 2.71% | 2.07% | 2.54% | 2.33% | 2.99% | 2.32% |
| 1 Dec 2019 | 2.25% | 1.97% | 2.29% | 2.22% | 2.33% | 2.72% | 2.07% | 2.31% | 1.60% | 2.28% | 2.09% |
| 1 Nov 2019 | 2.17% | 1.52% | 2.13% | 2.06% | 2.39% | 2.72% | 1.92% | 2.46% | 1.89% | 2.06% | 2.25% |
| 1 Oct 2019 | 1.86% | 0.50% | 1.10% | 1.02% | 1.26% | 2.32% | 1.70% | 2.22% | 1.59% | 1.56% | 2.16% |
| 1 Sep 2019 | 1.87% | 0.51% | 1.62% | 2.14% | 1.79% | 2.17% | 1.70% | 2.16% | 1.75% | 1.28% | 2.40% |
| 1 Aug 2019 | 1.94% | 0.72% | 0.87% | 1.62% | 2.00% | 2.24% | 1.91% | 2.31% | 1.89% | 1.27% | 2.01% |
| 1 Jul 2019 | 2.01% | 0.72% | 1.09% | 1.84% | 1.71% | 2.24% | 2.06% | 2.23% | 1.96% | 1.27% | 2.08% |
| 1 Jun 2019 | 2.02% | 0.94% | 0.51% | 1.55% | 1.72% | 2.17% | 2.00% | 2.69% | 1.96% | 1.42% | 2.57% |
| 1 May 2019 | 2.40% | 1.60% | 1.25% | 1.92% | 2.09% | 2.40% | 2.37% | 2.84% | 2.10% | 2.35% | 2.65% |
| 1 Apr 2019 | 2.03% | 1.45% | 1.25% | 1.25% | 1.72% | 1.78% | 1.93% | 2.31% | 2.25% | 2.20% | 2.74% |
| 1 Mar 2019 | 1.88% | 1.16% | 1.03% | 1.33% | 1.57% | 1.79% | 1.78% | 2.33% | 1.75% | 2.29% | 2.59% |
| 1 Feb 2019 | 1.51% | 0.51% | 0.37% | 0.97% | 0.90% | 1.32% | 1.49% | 1.96% | 1.32% | 1.65% | 2.20% |
| 1 Jan 2019 | 1.44% | 0.15% | 0.45% | 1.12% | 1.13% | 1.02% | 1.50% | 1.36% | 0.73% | 1.15% | 2.38% |
| 1 Dec 2018 | 1.99% | 0.51% | 1.35% | 1.58% | 0.91% | 1.10% | 2.27% | 2.13% | 1.10% | 2.11% | 3.04% |
| 1 Nov 2018 | 1.68% | 0.80% | 1.04% | 1.80% | 1.28% | 0.94% | 1.81% | 1.74% | 0.95% | 1.66% | 2.38% |
| 1 Oct 2018 | 2.44% | 2.13% | 2.55% | 2.86% | 2.82% | 1.73% | 2.49% | 2.74% | 2.44% | 2.76% | 3.03% |
| 1 Sep 2018 | 2.22% | 1.39% | 1.72% | 1.65% | 1.98% | 1.73% | 2.19% | 2.37% | 1.78% | 2.99% | 2.55% |
| 1 Aug 2018 | 2.84% | 2.51% | 2.99% | 2.71% | 2.59% | 2.21% | 3.11% | 2.91% | 2.15% | 3.06% | 2.94% |
| 1 Jul 2018 | 2.99% | 2.66% | 3.45% | 2.72% | 2.74% | 2.37% | 3.11% | 3.31% | 3.06% | 3.50% | 3.26% |
| 1 Jun 2018 | 2.45% | 2.30% | 2.92% | 2.19% | 2.21% | 1.97% | 2.42% | 2.69% | 2.69% | 2.78% | 2.72% |
| 1 May 2018 | 2.22% | 1.77% | 2.40% | 2.27% | 2.06% | 1.73% | 2.27% | 2.69% | 2.99% | 2.55% | 2.72% |
| 1 Apr 2018 | 2.22% | 1.55% | 2.18% | 2.80% | 2.21% | 1.73% | 2.12% | 2.92% | 2.46% | 2.33% | 2.65% |
| 1 Mar 2018 | 2.31% | 1.63% | 2.42% | 2.43% | 2.53% | 1.58% | 2.44% | 2.39% | 2.86% | 2.27% | 2.58% |
| 1 Feb 2018 | 2.16% | 1.70% | 2.97% | 2.28% | 2.69% | 1.50% | 2.13% | 2.39% | 2.86% | 2.19% | 2.75% |
| 1 Jan 2018 | 1.70% | 1.11% | 1.59% | 1.37% | 1.84% | 1.27% | 1.83% | 2.08% | 2.48% | 1.39% | 2.11% |
| 1 Dec 2017 | 1.87% | 1.72% | 1.99% | 1.68% | 2.88% | 1.84% | 1.54% | 2.90% | 3.42% | 2.00% | 2.04% |
| 1 Nov 2017 | 2.10% | 2.01% | 2.20% | 1.76% | 2.72% | 1.67% | 1.92% | 3.21% | 3.72% | 2.52% | 2.61% |
| 1 Oct 2017 | 1.39% | 0.89% | 1.21% | 0.91% | 1.55% | 1.03% | 1.30% | 1.55% | 2.03% | 1.33% | 2.03% |
| 1 Sep 2017 | 1.55% | 1.41% | 2.37% | 1.29% | 1.70% | 1.03% | 1.69% | 1.47% | 1.89% | 1.26% | 2.03% |
| 1 Aug 2017 | 1.40% | 1.19% | 2.30% | 1.07% | 1.78% | 1.12% | 1.46% | 0.93% | 1.66% | 1.10% | 2.03% |
| 1 Jul 2017 | 1.16% | 0.97% | 1.75% | 0.91% | 1.39% | 0.88% | 1.23% | 0.85% | 0.83% | 1.03% | 1.87% |
| 1 Jun 2017 | 1.01% | 1.50% | 1.21% | 0.46% | 2.02% | 0.56% | 1.30% | 0.15% | 0.45% | 0.44% | 1.71% |
| 1 May 2017 | 1.32% | 2.97% | 1.45% | 0.46% | 2.42% | 0.71% | 1.38% | 1.01% | 0.90% | 1.18% | 1.87% |
| 1 Apr 2017 | 1.64% | 3.59% | 1.60% | 0.76% | 2.74% | 0.79% | 1.85% | 1.64% | 1.44% | 1.70% | 2.13% |
| 1 Mar 2017 | 1.56% | 3.84% | 1.69% | 1.31% | 2.84% | 0.88% | 1.86% | 1.64% | 0.61% | 1.33% | 1.97% |
| 1 Feb 2017 | 2.05% | 4.17% | 1.47% | 1.39% | 2.85% | 1.20% | 2.34% | 2.29% | 1.37% | 2.17% | 2.32% |
| 1 Jan 2017 | 2.13% | 4.72% | 2.48% | 1.78% | 3.25% | 1.28% | 2.35% | 2.13% | 1.60% | 2.47% | 2.32% |
| 1 Dec 2016 | 1.50% | 4.12% | 1.32% | 1.32% | 2.31% | 0.64% | 1.96% | 1.11% | 0.61% | 1.05% | 1.91% |
Sources: Statistics Canada