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Kommoditeitsprysindeks (CAD)

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Latest reading: 363.24 (2016-05-11)  ·  USD Index

Category: Additional Indicators

API Endpoint

/api/v1/announcements/cad/commodity_price_index

Use the production OpenAPI schema for the authoritative REST route metadata.

https://fxmacrodata.com/api/openapi.json

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About Kommoditeitsprysindeks (CAD)

The commodity price index for Canada is a weighted aggregate of commodity prices relevant to the national economy—covering energy, metals, and agricultural commodities in proportions matching Canada's trade exposure.

Why FX traders watch it

This composite index smooths individual commodity volatility and gives a cleaner read of the overall commodity terms-of-trade effect on Canada's economy, national income, and cad.

How to interpret the data

An above-trend commodity index reading boosts national income and is cad-positive for commodity exporters. A sustained decline signals weaker export revenues and deteriorating fiscal balances.

Historical Kommoditeitsprysindeks (CAD)

Source: Bank of Canada/StatCan  ·  Weekly  ·  USD Index

Data provided by FXMacroData via the /api/v1/announcements/cad/commodity_price_index endpoint. For access, see pricing.

Data Source

Primary Source

Bank of Canada/StatCan

Official Series ID

BCPI

Data Format and Properties

Data Frequency

Weekly

Unit of Measure

USD Index

JSON Response Structure

The endpoint returns a chronological list of observations in JSON format. 

{
    "currency": "CAD",
    "indicator": "commodity_price_index",
    "has_official_forecast": false,
    "start_date": "2023-01-01",
    "end_date": "2023-12-31",
    "data": [
        {
            "date": "2024-07-01",
            "val": 4.2,
            "announcement_datetime": 1722456000
        }
    ]
}

Request Parameters & Usage

Parameter Required Format Description
start_date NO YYYY-MM-DD Optional lower bound for the requested history.
end_date NO YYYY-MM-DD Optional upper bound. Defaults to the current date.
api_key CONDITIONAL string Required for non-USD announcement requests. USD announcement requests are public without an API key.

Example Usage

To retrieve Kommoditeitsprysindeks data for CAD from 2023: 

GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/cad/commodity_price_index?start_date=2023-01-01&end_date=2023-12-31&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY