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Energy lifts headline inflation above the underlying trend
Different components require different explanations
Unit: % year over year
Aug 2026All items 3.03%Groceries 2.78%Shelter 1.54%Gasoline 22.8%Excluding food and energy 2.12%
August headline CPI rose 3.0% year over year while gasoline rose 22.8%.
Source: Homies Research, using Statistics Canada data. Reference: 2026-08. Released 2026-09-14. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
Not seasonally adjusted; 12-month index change · Year-over-year changes calculated from unadjusted index levels; rent CPI covers occupied rents and differs from asking rents.
View accessible data table · 5 series, 61 observations
Showing the latest 12 observations.
| Period | All items | Groceries | Shelter | Gasoline | Excluding food and energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 2.36% | 4% | 2.56% | -4.12% | 2.44% |
| Oct 2025 | 2.16% | 3.42% | 2.49% | -9.36% | 2.69% |
| Nov 2025 | 2.22% | 4.67% | 2.32% | -7.77% | 2.43% |
| Dec 2025 | 2.36% | 5% | 2.1% | -13.8% | 2.5% |
| Jan 2026 | 2.29% | 4.8% | 1.72% | -16.7% | 2.37% |
| Feb 2026 | 1.78% | 4.09% | 1.5% | -14.2% | 1.96% |
| Mar 2026 | 2.39% | 4.4% | 1.66% | 5.92% | 1.89% |
| Apr 2026 | 2.82% | 3.81% | 1.77% | 28.6% | 1.49% |
| May 2026 | 3.23% | 4.26% | 1.71% | 33.2% | 1.61% |
| Jun 2026 | 2.8% | 3.89% | 1.55% | 20.5% | 1.8% |
| Jul 2026 | 3.03% | 3.14% | 1.28% | 25.7% | 1.93% |
| Aug 2026 | 3.03% | 2.78% | 1.54% | 22.8% | 2.12% |
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