Canada Energy Commodities: 341.01 USD Index (8 Mar 1978)
Canada Energy Commodities came in at 341.01 on Mar 16, 1978, compared with 338.69 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Canada context, and API access for this series.
- Actual
- 341.01
- Previous
- 338.69
- Forecast
- --
- Next release
- --
8 Mar 1978
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What the release showed
Canada Energy Commodities came in at 341.01 in the release of Mar 16, 1978, up 2.32 from 338.69.
How it compares
This is the highest reading in the 12 releases shown since Dec 28, 1977.
The series rose in 4 and fell in 2 of those release-to-release moves.
Why Energy Commodities matters for CAD
Energy is both an export revenue source (for producers like Canada and Norway) and an import cost driver (for importers like Japan and Eurozone). Energy price shocks feed directly into CPI and production costs.
How to read it
Rising energy prices are positive for energy-exporting cads and negative for importers. Higher energy costs also raise CPI, potentially triggering central bank responses.
What to watch next
- Year-over-year change as inflation lead
- Brent vs WTI spread for crude positioning
- Natural-gas regional pricing (TTF, Henry Hub)
- OPEC+ supply decisions
Recent Canada Energy Commodities releases
Each release with the date it was published. Full history
| Released | Period | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 1978 | Mar 15, 1978 | 341.01 | 341.01 | -- |
| Mar 16, 1978 | Mar 8, 1978 | 341.01 | 338.69 | -- |
| Mar 9, 1978 | Mar 1, 1978 | 338.69 | 338.12 | -- |
| Mar 2, 1978 | Feb 22, 1978 | 338.12 | 338.12 | -- |
| Feb 23, 1978 | Feb 15, 1978 | 338.12 | 338.12 | -- |
| Feb 16, 1978 | Feb 8, 1978 | 338.12 | 338.01 | -- |
| Feb 9, 1978 | Feb 1, 1978 | 338.01 | 337.99 | -- |
| Feb 2, 1978 | Jan 25, 1978 | 337.99 | 337.99 | -- |
| Jan 26, 1978 | Jan 18, 1978 | 337.99 | 337.99 | -- |
| Jan 19, 1978 | Jan 11, 1978 | 337.99 | 338.4 | -- |
| Jan 12, 1978 | Jan 4, 1978 | 338.4 | 339.02 | -- |
| Jan 5, 1978 | Dec 28, 1977 | 339.02 | 339.02 | -- |
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import requests
resp = requests.get(
"https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1/announcements/cad/commodity_price_energy",
headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
timeout=30,
)
rows = resp.json()["data"]
print(rows[-1])Match this release by announcement_id cad_commodity_price_energy_1978-03-08. Forecasts for the same release: /v1/predictions/cad/commodity_price_energy.
Release data snapshot
Citation fields for this announcement.
| Public release ID | cad_commodity_price_energy_1978-03-16 |
|---|---|
| API announcement ID | cad_commodity_price_energy_1978-03-08 |
| Release time |
Estimated 1978-03-16 13:30 UTC
|
| Reference period date | 1978-03-08 |
| Actual value | 341.01 |
| Previous value | 338.69 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
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Common questions about this release
The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for Canada Energy Commodities.
What did Canada Energy Commodities come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?
Canada Energy Commodities was 341.01 USD Index on Mar 8, 1978. The previous reading was 338.69 USD Index.
When was this Canada Energy Commodities release published?
The publication time is estimated for Mar 16, 1978 at 08:30 America/Toronto. The publication time is derived from the lag measured on this series' confirmed releases and the record carries the release_time_assumed flag.
When is the next Canada Energy Commodities release?
The next Canada Energy Commodities date is added here as soon as the publisher confirms its official schedule.
What is the official source for Canada Energy Commodities?
Bank of Canada publishes the official Energy Commodities series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.
Raw announcement payload
Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.
{
"announcement_datetime": 258903000,
"announcement_id": "cad_commodity_price_energy_1978-03-08",
"date": "1978-03-08",
"previous_value": 338.69,
"publication_time_precision": "unknown",
"publication_time_status": "assumed_historical",
"release_time_assumed": true,
"revisions": [
{
"epoch": 258903000,
"val": 341.01
}
],
"val": 341.01
}