Canada Commodity Price Index: 621.05 USD Index (19 Mar 2025)
Canada Commodity Price Index came in at 621.05 on Mar 27, 2025, compared with 617.53 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Canada context, and API access for this series.
- Actual
- 621.05
- Previous
- 617.53
- Forecast
- --
- Next release
- --
19 Mar 2025
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What the release showed
Canada Commodity Price Index came in at 621.05 in the release of Mar 27, 2025, up 3.52 from 617.53.
How it compares
Across the 12 releases shown since Jan 8, 2025, readings ranged from 613.7 to 637.37.
It has risen in each of the last 3 releases.
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 read it
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.
What to watch next
- Year-over-year and three-month momentum
- Currency of quotation (typically USD)
- Energy share of the index
- Cross-check with terms_of_trade
Recent Canada Commodity Price Index releases
Each release with the date it was published. Full history
| Released | Period | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2025 | Mar 26, 2025 | 627.02 | 621.05 | -- |
| Mar 27, 2025 | Mar 19, 2025 | 621.05 | 617.53 | -- |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Mar 12, 2025 | 617.53 | 616.76 | -- |
| Mar 13, 2025 | Mar 5, 2025 | 616.76 | 624.73 | -- |
| Mar 6, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 | 624.73 | 624.29 | -- |
| Feb 27, 2025 | Feb 19, 2025 | 624.29 | 618.5 | -- |
| Feb 20, 2025 | Feb 12, 2025 | 618.5 | 613.7 | -- |
| Feb 13, 2025 | Feb 5, 2025 | 613.7 | 624.14 | -- |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Jan 29, 2025 | 624.14 | 637.37 | -- |
| Jan 30, 2025 | Jan 22, 2025 | 637.37 | 636.2 | -- |
| Jan 23, 2025 | Jan 15, 2025 | 636.2 | 615.38 | -- |
| Jan 16, 2025 | Jan 8, 2025 | 615.38 | 609.89 | -- |
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import requests
resp = requests.get(
"https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1/announcements/cad/commodity_price_index",
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_index_2025-03-19. Forecasts for the same release: /v1/predictions/cad/commodity_price_index.
Release data snapshot
Citation fields for this announcement.
| Public release ID | cad_commodity_price_index_2025-03-27 |
|---|---|
| API announcement ID | cad_commodity_price_index_2025-03-19 |
| Release time |
Estimated 2025-03-27 12:30 UTC
|
| Reference period date | 2025-03-19 |
| Actual value | 621.05 |
| Previous value | 617.53 |
| 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 Commodity Price Index.
What did Canada Commodity Price Index come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?
Canada Commodity Price Index was 621.05 USD Index on Mar 19, 2025. The previous reading was 617.53 USD Index.
When was this Canada Commodity Price Index release published?
The publication time is estimated for Mar 27, 2025 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 Commodity Price Index release?
The next Canada Commodity Price Index date is added here as soon as the publisher confirms its official schedule.
What is the official source for Canada Commodity Price Index?
National Statistics Office publishes the official Commodity Price Index 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": 1743078600,
"announcement_id": "cad_commodity_price_index_2025-03-19",
"date": "2025-03-19",
"previous_value": 617.53,
"publication_time_precision": "unknown",
"publication_time_status": "assumed_historical",
"release_time_assumed": true,
"revisions": [
{
"epoch": 1743078600,
"val": 621.05
}
],
"val": 621.05
}