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Canada Commodity Price Index
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.
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Why Commodity Price Index matters for CAD
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 this series
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 Commodity Price Index
Source: National Statistics Office. Cadence: Weekly. Unit: USD Index. History from 2000-01-05 (26.5 years).
Recent announcements
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Common questions
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How often is Canada Commodity Price Index updated?
Commodity Price Index for Canada is released on a weekly schedule by Bank of Canada (or the relevant national statistics agency). FXMacroData ingests each new value within seconds of the official publication and exposes the exact announcement timestamp on every record.
What unit is Commodity Price Index reported in?
The series is published in USD Index. The exact unit is also returned on every API response under the indicator metadata.
Where does FXMacroData source Canada Commodity Price Index data?
Data is fetched directly from Bank of Canada or the official national statistics publication for Canada. The source URL is preserved on every announcement record so downstream consumers can trace the value back to its primary release.
How do I query Commodity Price Index for Canada via the API?
Issue a GET request to /api/v1/announcements/cad/commodity_price_index?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY. The response contains a chronological list of observations with values, release dates, and announcement timestamps. USD announcement data is public; other currencies require a Professional API key.