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Canada Inflation Rate (CPI)

Canada Inflation Rate (CPI) 18 January 2019

Canada Inflation Rate (CPI) 18 January 2019: 2% for December 2018, above the 1.7% forecast and up from 1.7% in November 2018. 6 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. Printed 2%, inside the 1–3% target band. It was released on Fri 18 Jan 2019 at 13:30 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%
December 2018
Forecast
1.7%
The market consensus
Previous
1.7%
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) 18 January 2019: 2% for December 2018 against a 1.7% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
18 Jan 2019Dec2%1.7%1.7%
19 Dec 2018Nov1.7%1.8%2.4%
23 Nov 2018Oct2.4%2.2%2.2%
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%
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