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# Consumer Price Index (CPI)

[Consumer Price Index](https://www.mql5.com/en/economic-calendar/canada/cpi-mm) measures changes in retail prices of goods and services purchased by households. The Index includes the price level of food, clothing, education expenses, health, transportation, utilities and leisure. The indicator is calculated monthly and is the main indicator of inflation in the country. It is considered the most important indicator of inflation.

- Release Frequency: monthly.
- Release Schedule: around the 20th of each month.
- Source: Statistics Canada.

## In this section

- [Average Weekly Earnings](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_canada/cad_average_weekly_earnings)
- [BOC Interest Rate Decision](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_canada/cad_interest_rate_decision)
- [Building Permits](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_canada/cad_building_permits)
- [Capacity Utilization](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_canada/cad_capacity_utilization)
- Consumer Price Index
- [Core CPI](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_canada/cad_core_cpi)
- [Current Account](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_canada/cad_current_account)
- [Gross Domestic Product](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_canada/cad_gdp)
- [Housing Starts](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_canada/cad_housing_starts)
- [International Transactions in Securities](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_canada/cad_international_security)
- [Ivey Purchasing Managers Index](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_canada/cad_ivey_pmi)
- [Labor Productivity](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_canada/cad_labor_productivity)
- [Leading Indicators](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_canada/cad_leading_indicators)
- [Manufacturing Survey Shipments](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_canada/cad_manufacturing_survey_shipments)
- [New Housing Price Index](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_canada/cad_new_housing_price_index)
- [New Vehicle Sales](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_canada/cad_new_vehicle_sales)
- [Overnight Rate Target](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_canada/cad_overnight_rate_target)
- [Payroll Employment](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_canada/cad_payroll_employment)
- [Producer Price Index](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_canada/cad_producer_price_index)
- [Raw Materials Price Index](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_canada/cad_raw_materials_price_index)
- [Retail Sales](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_canada/cad_retail_sales)
- [Retail Sales Excluding Motor Vehicles](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_canada/cad_retail_sales_ex_vehicles)
- [Trade Balance](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_canada/cad_trade_balance)
- [Unemployment Rate](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_canada/cad_unemployment_rate)
- [Unit Labor Cost](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_canada/cad_unit_labor_cost)
- [Wholesale Inventories](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_canada/cad_wholesale_inventories)
- [Wholesale Sales](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_canada/cad_wholesale_sales)

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