Canadian inflation rate
Canada inflation summary for March 2021
Updated: April 21, 2021
Next update: May 19, 2021
Current Canada inflation rate
March 2021
2.2%
The Consumer Price Index for Canada is 139.6 for the month of March 2021. The inflation rate year over year is 2.2% (compared to 1.1% for the previous month). Inflation from February 2021 to March 2021 was 0.5%.
Previous Canada Inflation Rate
February 2021 to March 2021
0.5%
Month-to-Month Canada Inflation Rate
February 2021
1.1%
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% | ||||||||||
| 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% |
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All inflation rates are calculated using the Canada Consumer Price Index (CPI) series.