Canadian inflation rate
Canada inflation summary for August 2021
Updated: September 15, 2021
Next update: October 20, 2021
Current Canada inflation rate
August 2021
4.1%
The Consumer Price Index for Canada is 142.6 for the month of August 2021. The inflation rate year over year is 4.1% (compared to 3.7% for the previous month). Inflation from July 2021 to August 2021 was 0.2%.
Previous Canada Inflation Rate
July 2021 to August 2021
0.2%
Month-to-Month Canada Inflation Rate
July 2021
3.7%
Recent inflation rates for Canada
| Year | jan | feb | mar | apr | may | jun | jul | aug | sep | oct | nov | dec | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.0% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 4.1% | |||||
| 2020 | 2.4% | 2.2% | 0.9% | -0.2% | -0.4% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 2.3% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 1.6% |
Additional resources
All inflation rates are calculated using the Canada Consumer Price Index (CPI) series.