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Canada Consumer Expectations 2025-03-31 11:00 America/Toronto: data, chart, and analysis

Canada Consumer Expectations came in at 4.09 on Mar 31, 2025, compared with 3.05 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Canada context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
4.09
Previous
3.05
Forecast
--
Reference period
2025-03-31

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Canada Consumer Expectations release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

Canada Consumer Expectations chart through 2025-03-31
CAD Consumer Expectations readings through 2025-03-31. Latest: 4.09.

Consumer Expectations release read

Canada Consumer Expectations came in at 4.09 on Mar 31, 2025, compared with 3.05 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Canada context, and API access for this series.

The parent Consumer Expectations page shows the full time series for Canada. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For CAD event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID cad_consumer_expectations_2025-03-31
Release time
2025-03-31 15:00 UTC
Reference period date 2025-03-31
Actual value 4.09
Previous value 3.05
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1743433200

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Canada Consumer Expectations history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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Newer release

2025-06-30 11:00 America/Toronto · 4.04

Older release

2024-12-31 10:00 America/Toronto · 3.05

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Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1743433200,
  "announcement_id": "cad_consumer_expectations_2025-03-31",
  "date": "2025-03-31",
  "previous_value": 3.05,
  "release_time_assumed": true,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1743433200,
      "val": 4.09
    }
  ],
  "val": 4.09
}