How often is Canada Consumer Confidence updated?

Consumer Confidence for Canada is released on a quarterly 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 Consumer Confidence reported in?

The series is published in Balance. The exact unit is also returned on every API response under the indicator metadata.

Where does FXMacroData source Canada Consumer Confidence 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 Consumer Confidence for Canada via the API?

Issue a GET request to /api/v1/announcements/cad/consumer_confidence?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.

Canada Confianza del Consumidor API Data

Confianza del Consumidor (CAD)

Indicador Adelantado KOF / Índice de Confianza del Consumidor.

Latest reading: 2.09 Balance · Last updated: 2016-06-30 · Source: Bank of Canada/StatCan

Category: Economy

API Endpoint

/api/v1/announcements/cad/consumer_confidence

About Confianza del Consumidor (CAD)

The consumer confidence index for Canada surveys households on their assessment of current and future economic conditions. It is a leading indicator of consumer spending and broader activity.

Why FX traders watch it

Confident consumers are more likely to spend and borrow, supporting near-term GDP growth. A deterioration in confidence often precedes spending weakness by 1–3 months, giving an early signal for the economic outlook.

How to interpret the data

Above-consensus consumer confidence supports the cad as it implies sustained consumer spending and economic momentum. A collapse in confidence may prompt fiscal or monetary stimulus, weighing on the cad.

Historical Confianza del Consumidor (CAD)

Source: Bank of Canada/StatCan · Quarterly · Balance

Data Source

Primary Source

Bank of Canada/StatCan

Official Series ID

Conference Board

External Link

View Official Data Page

Data Format and Properties

Data Frequency

Quarterly

Unit of Measure

Balance

JSON Response Structure

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

{ "currency": "CAD", "indicator": "consumer_confidence", "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 Confianza del Consumidor data for CAD from 2023:

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How often is Canada Consumer Confidence updated?: Consumer Confidence for Canada is released on a quarterly 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 Consumer Confidence reported in?: The series is published in Balance. The exact unit is also returned on every API response under the indicator metadata.
Where does FXMacroData source Canada Consumer Confidence 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 Consumer Confidence for Canada via the API?: Issue a GET request to /api/v1/announcements/cad/consumer_confidence?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.