Core Inflation (Median) by Country
Latest released Core Inflation (Median) value for every supported currency, with the previous reading, the change between releases, reference date, frequency, unit, and source.
/api/v1/announcements/{currency}/core_inflation_median. Non-USD endpoints require an API key query parameter.| Country / Currency | Latest | Previous | Change | Reference | Frequency | Unit | Source |
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Canada
CAD · Canadian Dollar
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2.3
01 Mar 2026
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2.3
01 Feb 2026
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● 0 | 01 Mar 2026 | Monthly | %YoY | Bank of Canada/StatCan |
What is Core Inflation (Median)?
Median CPI takes the middle observation in the cross-section of consumer-price-index components in any month. It is a robust, outlier-resistant trend-inflation measure used by the Cleveland Fed, Bank of Canada, and others.
Why it matters for FX
Median CPI is one of the cleanest measures of underlying inflation persistence — it filters out the noise that dominates standard core measures. Central banks (notably the BoC) cite it directly when assessing whether inflation is structurally easing.
How to read this page
Watch year-over-year change against the central-bank target. Compare with trimmed-mean and standard core inflation for convergent or divergent signals.
What to watch for
- Year-over-year change vs target
- Cross-check with trimmed-mean inflation
- Three-month annualised median
- Convergence with standard core CPI
- BoC and Cleveland Fed monthly notes