The annual core inflation rate in Canada which excludes eight of the most volatile components such as food, energy and mortgage interest costs, rose to a six-month high of 1.8% in December 2024, up from 1.6% in the prior month. On a monthly basis, core consumer prices fell by 0.3% in December, following a 0.1% decrease in the previous month. source: Statistics Canada

Core Inflation Rate in Canada averaged 2.25 percent from 1984 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 6.20 percent in June of 2022 and a record low of 0.00 percent in June of 1984. This page provides - Canada Core Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Canada Core Inflation Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on January of 2025.

Core Inflation Rate in Canada is expected to be 1.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Canada Core Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 2.00 percent in 2026, according to our econometric models.




Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2024-12-17 01:30 PM
Core Inflation Rate YoY
Nov 1.6% 1.7% 1.7%
2025-01-21 01:30 PM
Core Inflation Rate YoY
Dec 1.8% 1.6% 1.5%
2025-02-18 01:30 PM
Core Inflation Rate YoY
Jan 1.8%

Components Last Previous Unit Reference
Inflation Rate YoY 1.80 1.90 percent Dec 2024
PPI YoY 4.10 2.20 percent Dec 2024

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 161.20 161.80 points Dec 2024
Core Consumer Prices 155.80 156.30 points Dec 2024
Core Inflation Rate YoY 1.80 1.60 percent Dec 2024
CPI Housing Utilities 185.80 185.30 points Dec 2024
CPI Transportation 173.40 170.40 points Dec 2024
Export Prices 136.80 135.00 points Nov 2024
Food Inflation 0.60 2.80 percent Dec 2024
GDP Implicit Price 127.20 126.30 points Sep 2024
Import Prices 133.30 131.60 points Nov 2024
Inflation Rate MoM -0.40 0.00 percent Dec 2024
Producer Prices 128.30 128.00 points Dec 2024
Raw Materials Prices MoM 142.00 140.20 points Dec 2024

Canada Core Inflation Rate
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
1.80 1.60 6.20 0.00 1984 - 2024 percent Monthly