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Canada Inflation Rate (CPI)

Canada Inflation Rate (CPI) 20 May 2016

Canada Inflation Rate (CPI) 20 May 2016: 1.7% for April 2016, in line with the forecast and up from 1.3% in March 2016. It is the highest reading since January 2016. Printed 1.7%, inside the 1–3% target band. It was released on Fri 20 May 2016 at 12:30 UTC.

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: Statistics Canada. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
1.7%
April 2016
Forecast
1.7%
The market consensus
Previous
1.3%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

In line with the forecast: The Canadian dollar would usually react little, with traders examining core measures and price components for a surprise.

Canada Inflation Rate (CPI) 20 May 2016: 1.7% for April 2016 against a 1.7% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
20 May 2016Apr1.7%1.7%1.3%
22 Apr 2016Mar1.3%1.2%1.4%
18 Mar 2016Feb1.4%1.5%2%
19 Feb 2016Jan2.0%1.7%1.6%
22 Jan 2016Dec1.6%1.7%1.4%
18 Dec 2015Nov1.4%1.5%1.0%
20 Nov 2015Oct1.0%1%1.0%
23 Oct 2015Sep1.0%1.1%1.3%
18 Sep 2015Aug1.3%1.3%1.3%
21 Aug 2015Jul1.3%1.4%1%
17 Jul 2015Jun1%1.0%0.9%
19 Jun 2015May0.9%0.8%0.8%
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