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Canada Core Inflation (Median)
The median CPI measure for Canada identifies the price change at the exact midpoint of the distribution of all consumer basket components. It is highly resistant to distortions from extreme individual component moves.
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Why Core Inflation (Median) matters for CAD
Median inflation measures are less sensitive to energy spikes or one-off administered price changes. When median inflation diverges from headline, it signals how broad-based underlying price pressure truly is for the Canada economy.
How to interpret this series
Rising median CPI signals that price increases are becoming widespread across the economy rather than concentrated—a hawkish signal for the Bank of Canada and broadly supportive of the cad.
Historical Core Inflation (Median)
Source: Statistics Canada. Cadence: Monthly. Unit: %YoY. History from 1995-01-01 (31.5 years).
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Common questions
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How often is Canada Core Inflation (Median) updated?
Core Inflation (Median) for Canada is released on a monthly 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 Core Inflation (Median) reported in?
The series is published in %YoY. The exact unit is also returned on every API response under the indicator metadata.
Where does FXMacroData source Canada Core Inflation (Median) 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 Core Inflation (Median) for Canada via the API?
Issue a GET request to /api/v1/announcements/cad/core_inflation_median?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.