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Canada Inflation Rate (CPI)

Canada Inflation Rate (CPI) 17 April 2019

Canada Inflation Rate (CPI) 17 April 2019: 1.9% for March 2019, in line with the forecast and up from 1.5% in February 2019. It is the highest reading since December 2018. Printed 1.9%, inside the 1–3% target band. It was released on Wed 17 Apr 2019 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
1.9%
March 2019
Forecast
1.9%
The market consensus
Previous
1.5%
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) 17 April 2019: 1.9% for March 2019 against a 1.9% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
17 Apr 2019Mar1.9%1.9%1.5%
22 Mar 2019Feb1.5%1.4%1.4%
27 Feb 2019Jan1.4%1.5%2%
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%
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