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Canada Inflation Rate (CPI)

Canada Inflation Rate (CPI) 20 July 2018

Canada Inflation Rate (CPI) 20 July 2018: 2.5% for June 2018, above the 2.4% forecast and up from 2.2% in May 2018. It is the highest of the last 12 releases. 4 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. Printed 2.5%, inside the 1–3% target band. It was released on Fri 20 Jul 2018 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
2.5%
June 2018
Forecast
2.4%
The market consensus
Previous
2.2%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Above the forecast: A clear beat, particularly if inflation is moving away from 2%, would usually support the Canadian dollar significantly through a firmer expected rate path.

Canada Inflation Rate (CPI) 20 July 2018: 2.5% for June 2018 against a 2.4% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
20 Jul 2018Jun2.5%2.4%2.2%
22 Jun 2018May2.2%2.5%2.2%
18 May 2018Apr2.2%2.3%2.3%
20 Apr 2018Mar2.3%2.4%2.2%
23 Mar 2018Feb2.2%2%1.7%
23 Feb 2018Jan1.7%1.4%1.9%
26 Jan 2018Dec1.9%1.9%2.1%
21 Dec 2017Nov2.1%2%1.4%
17 Nov 2017Oct1.4%1.4%1.6%
20 Oct 2017Sep1.6%1.6%1.4%
22 Sep 2017Aug1.4%1.5%1.2%
18 Aug 2017Jul1.2%1.2%1%
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