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Canada Inflation Rate (CPI)

Canada Inflation Rate (CPI) 21 August 2019

Canada Inflation Rate (CPI) 21 August 2019: 2% for July 2019, above the 1.7% forecast and unchanged from 2% in June 2019. 5 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. Printed 2%, inside the 1–3% target band. It was released on Wed 21 Aug 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
2%
July 2019
Forecast
1.7%
The market consensus
Previous
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) 21 August 2019: 2% for July 2019 against a 1.7% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
21 Aug 2019Jul2%1.7%2%
17 Jul 2019Jun2%2%2.4%
19 Jun 2019May2.4%2.1%2%
15 May 2019Apr2%2%1.9%
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%
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