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Canada Inflation Rate (CPI)

Canada Inflation Rate (CPI) 19 October 2018

Canada Inflation Rate (CPI) 19 October 2018: 2.2% for September 2018, below the 2.7% forecast and down from 2.8% in August 2018. It is the lowest reading since May 2018. 4 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. Printed 2.2%, inside the 1–3% target band. It was released on Fri 19 Oct 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
2.2%
September 2018
Forecast
2.7%
The market consensus
Previous
2.8%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Below the forecast: A clear miss or continued cooling toward 2% would usually weigh on the Canadian dollar as markets price a more dovish Bank of Canada.

Canada Inflation Rate (CPI) 19 October 2018: 2.2% for September 2018 against a 2.7% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
19 Oct 2018Sep2.2%2.7%2.8%
21 Sep 2018Aug2.8%2.8%3%
17 Aug 2018Jul3%2.5%2.5%
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%
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