Consumer Price Index

Released: 2025-11-25

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.2% on a year-over-year basis in October, down from a 2.4% increase in September.

The all-items CPI decelerated largely due to gasoline prices, which fell at a faster pace year over year in October (-9.4%) compared with September (-4.1%). Excluding gasoline, the CPI rose 2.6% in October, matching the increase in September.

Slower growth in grocery prices further contributed to the deceleration in the CPI in October, which was moderated by higher prices for cellular phone plans.

The CPI rose 0.2% month over month in October. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI was up 0.1%.

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Larger year-over-year decline in gasoline prices compared with previous month

Prices at the pump fell at a faster pace year over year in October (-9.4%) compared with September (-4.1%), resulting from a 4.8% month-over-month decline in October. The monthly decline was largely due to a switch to cheaper winter blends, as well as lower crude oil prices amid continued concerns of oversupply.

Grocery prices rise at a slower pace in October

Year over year, prices for food purchased from stores rose 3.4% in October, down from a 4.0% increase in September. Though grocery prices decelerated in October, prices remained elevated and have exceeded overall inflation for nine consecutive months. The deceleration was due in part to prices for other food preparations (+3.2%), which mostly includes processed foods, as well as prices for fresh vegetables (-1.4%). Partially offsetting the slowdown was higher prices for fresh or frozen chicken (+6.2%), after a 1.5% increase in September.

On a month-over-month basis, grocery prices fell 0.6% in October, the largest decline since September 2020 (-1.1%).

Prices for cellular services increase year over year after consistent declines

On a year-over-year basis, prices for cellular services rose in October (+7.7%), the first increase since April 2023, after being unchanged in September (+0.0%). On a monthly basis, the index rose 8.2% in October 2025 due to price increases from several wireless service providers.

As prices for plans increased, prices for multipurpose digital devices (-7.7%), which includes tablets and smartphones, continued to decline in October, falling for the 26th consecutive month.

Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
 2024>November
2024		2024>December
2024		Standard errorNovember to December 2024December 2023 to December 2024November to December 2024December 2023 to December 2024
 thousands (except rates)thousands (except rates)thousands (except rates)change in thousands (except rates)change in thousands (except rates)% change% change
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador       
Population197.1197.5...............
Labour force127.8128.8...............
Employment119.2120.0...............
Unemployment.....................
Participation rate64.865.2...............
Unemployment rate.....................
Employment rate60.560.8...............
Halifax, Nova Scotia       
Population434.6435.5......18.5......
Labour force294.0293.5...-0.5...-0.2...
Employment278.9278.5...-0.4...-0.1...
Unemployment15.115.0...-0.1...-0.7...
Participation rate67.667.4...-0.2-0.6......
Unemployment rate.....................
Employment rate64.263.9...-0.3-0.7......
Moncton, New Brunswick       
Population154.2154.6...............
Labour force101.9102.2...............
Employment96.696.3...-0.3...-0.3...
Unemployment...............11.3...
Participation rate66.166.1...............
Unemployment rate............-0.2......
Employment rate62.662.3...-0.3.........
Saint John, New Brunswick        
Population120.6120.7...............
Labour force73.372.3...-1.0-1.7-1.4-2.3
Employment69.568.0...-1.5-2.5-2.2-3.5
Unemployment...............13.222.9
Participation rate60.859.9...-0.9-3.3......
Unemployment rate.....................
Employment rate57.656.3...-1.3-3.9......
Saguenay, Quebec       
Population138.6138.7...............
Labour force80.382.7...............
Employment77.279.3...............
Unemployment..................37.5
Participation rate57.959.6...............
Unemployment rate.....................
Employment rate55.757.2...............
Québec, Quebec       
Population717.4718.3......13.4......
Labour force473.6472.1...-1.5-7.1-0.3-1.5
Employment452.4451.0...-1.4-15.1-0.3-3.2
Unemployment21.221.1...-0.1...-0.561.1
Participation rate66.065.7...-0.3-2.3......
Unemployment rate.....................
Employment rate63.162.8...-0.3-3.3......
Sherbrooke, Quebec       
Population201.4201.8...............
Labour force122.2122.3...............
Employment115.7116.1...............
Unemployment.........-0.2...-3.1...
Participation rate60.760.6...-0.1-1.2......
Unemployment rate.........-0.1.........
Employment rate57.457.5......-1.3......
Trois-Rivières, Quebec        
Population142.3142.5...............
Labour force88.988.7...-0.2...-0.2...
Employment83.383.9...............
Unemployment.........-0.9...-16.1...
Participation rate62.562.2...-0.3-0.1......
Unemployment rate.........-1.0.........
Employment rate58.558.9......-0.1......
Montréal, Quebec       
Population3,916.13,925.5......140.9......
Labour force2,602.82,611.4......46.0......
Employment2,429.72,435.9......23.2......
Unemployment173.1175.5......22.8...14.9
Participation rate66.566.5......-1.3......
Unemployment rate.....................
Employment rate62.062.1......-1.7......
Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec        
Population1,329.21,332.5......46.9......
Labour force912.4914.0......23.7......
Employment856.2860.0......10.9......
Unemployment56.254.0...-2.212.8-3.931.1
Participation rate68.668.6......-0.7......
Unemployment rate.........-0.3.........
Employment rate64.464.5......-1.5......
Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec       
Population301.8302.2...............
Labour force198.9198.4...-0.5-1.5-0.3-0.8
Employment186.3186.6......-4.0...-2.1
Unemployment12.711.8...-0.9...-7.128.3
Participation rate65.965.7...-0.2-1.7......
Unemployment rate.........-0.5.........
Employment rate61.761.7......-2.6......
Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec       
Population1,027.51,030.4......41.2......
Labour force713.5715.6......25.1......
Employment669.9673.4......15.0......
Unemployment43.542.2...-1.310.2-3.031.9
Participation rate69.469.4......-0.4......
Unemployment rate.........-0.2.........
Employment rate65.265.4......-1.2......
Kingston, Ontario       
Population162.6163.0...............
Labour force102.5103.1...............
Employment96.897.3...............
Unemployment.....................
Participation rate63.063.3...............
Unemployment rate............-0.4......
Employment rate59.559.7...............
Belleville, Ontario       
Population77.167.8...-9.3-23.3-12.1-25.6
Labour force38.632.9...-5.7-15.1-14.8-31.5
Employment37.831.9...-5.9-14.2-15.6-30.8
Unemployment............-0.857.1-42.1
Participation rate50.148.5...-1.6-4.2......
Unemployment rate............-0.7......
Employment rate49.047.1...-1.9-3.5......
Peterborough, Ontario       
Population122.1122.4...............
Labour force68.070.1......-4.8...-6.4
Employment65.166.3......-5.8...-8.0
Unemployment...............27.632.1
Participation rate55.757.3......-6.1......
Unemployment rate.....................
Employment rate53.354.2......-6.8......
Oshawa, Ontario       
Population370.4371.1...............
Labour force248.0246.4...-1.6...-0.6...
Employment228.7227.0...-1.7...-0.7...
Unemployment19.419.4............14.8
Participation rate67.066.4...-0.6-0.9......
Unemployment rate.....................
Employment rate61.761.2...-0.5-1.4......
Toronto, Ontario       
Population6,202.86,223.5...20.7302.6......
Labour force4,098.64,123.211.224.6177.9......
Employment3,765.63,775.611.210.094.7......
Unemployment332.9347.6...14.783.2...31.5
Participation rate66.166.3......-0.3......
Unemployment rate.....................
Employment rate60.760.7......-1.5......
Hamilton, Ontario       
Population706.9708.2......18.7......
Labour force452.9450.1...-2.8...-0.6...
Employment422.1417.1...-5.0-0.4-1.2-0.1
Unemployment30.733.0............33.6
Participation rate64.163.6...-0.5-0.5......
Unemployment rate.....................
Employment rate59.758.9...-0.8-1.7......
St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario        
Population399.8400.7......13.5......
Labour force245.3243.4...-1.9...-0.8...
Employment228.8227.5...-1.3...-0.6...
Unemployment16.515.9...-0.6-1.5-3.6-8.6
Participation rate61.460.7...-0.7-1.2......
Unemployment rate.........-0.2-0.8......
Employment rate57.256.8...-0.4-0.7......
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario       
Population561.4563.4......28.8......
Labour force393.3400.6......33.5......
Employment362.9370.1......27.1......
Unemployment30.430.5............26.6
Participation rate70.171.1...............
Unemployment rate.........-0.1.........
Employment rate64.665.7...............
Brantford, Ontario       
Population124.9125.1...............
Labour force80.580.8......-0.8...-1.0
Employment75.976.9......-1.1...-1.4
Unemployment.........-0.7...-15.211.4
Participation rate64.564.6......-1.8......
Unemployment rate.........-0.9.........
Employment rate60.861.5......-2.0......
Guelph, Ontario       
Population152.4152.7...............
Labour force101.5102.4......-6.3...-5.8
Employment95.495.3...-0.1-7.5-0.1-7.3
Unemployment...............16.420.3
Participation rate66.667.1......-6.4......
Unemployment rate.....................
Employment rate62.662.4...-0.2-7.1......
London, Ontario       
Population518.7520.3......23.4......
Labour force334.9337.2...............
Employment313.1313.5......-0.1......
Unemployment21.823.7............29.5
Participation rate64.664.8......-2.0......
Unemployment rate.....................
Employment rate60.460.3...-0.1-2.8......
Windsor, Ontario       
Population334.0335.0......14.4......
Labour force214.9216.0......15.9......
Employment196.3196.3......12.0......
Unemployment18.619.6............24.1
Participation rate64.364.5...............
Unemployment rate.....................
Employment rate58.858.6...-0.2.........
Barrie, Ontario       
Population195.6196.1...............
Labour force133.2133.5...............
Employment125.5125.8...............
Unemployment............-1.0...-11.4
Participation rate68.168.1......-0.7......
Unemployment rate............-0.9......
Employment rate64.264.2...............
Greater Sudbury, Ontario       
Population151.4151.6...............
Labour force90.489.9...-0.5-3.6-0.6-3.9
Employment85.485.0...-0.4-2.5-0.5-2.9
Unemployment.........-0.1-1.1-2.0-18.3
Participation rate59.759.3...-0.4-3.7......
Unemployment rate............-0.9......
Employment rate56.456.1...-0.3-2.9......
Thunder Bay, Ontario       
Population110.8111.0...............
Labour force68.568.7...............
Employment65.065.0...............
Unemployment..................32.1
Participation rate61.861.9...............
Unemployment rate.....................
Employment rate58.758.6...-0.1.........
Winnipeg, Manitoba       
Population776.8778.7......34.4......
Labour force526.7527.6......26.0......
Employment495.4495.2...-0.216.0......
Unemployment31.332.5......10.1...45.1
Participation rate67.867.8...............
Unemployment rate.....................
Employment rate63.863.6...-0.2-0.8......
Regina, Saskatchewan       
Population242.2242.9......10.9......
Labour force161.9164.4...............
Employment152.6153.5...............
Unemployment...10.9.........17.241.6
Participation rate66.867.7......-1.6......
Unemployment rate.....................
Employment rate63.063.2......-2.8......
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan       
Population309.2310.1......13.7......
Labour force221.4221.9...............
Employment209.7211.2......10.0......
Unemployment11.610.7...-0.9-1.3-7.8-10.8
Participation rate71.671.6......-0.3......
Unemployment rate.........-0.4-0.8......
Employment rate67.868.1...............
Lethbridge, Alberta       
Population119.3119.7...............
Labour force77.876.8...-1.0-3.1-1.3-3.9
Employment73.472.6...-0.8-3.6-1.1-4.7
Unemployment.........-0.2...-4.513.5
Participation rate65.264.2...-1.0-5.9......
Unemployment rate.........-0.2.........
Employment rate61.560.7...-0.8-6.1......
Calgary, Alberta       
Population1,449.01,454.4......74.1......
Labour force1,019.71,036.6...16.974.0......
Employment939.2955.6...16.448.5......
Unemployment80.581.0......25.5...45.9
Participation rate70.471.3...............
Unemployment rate.........-0.1.........
Employment rate64.865.7...............
Edmonton, Alberta       
Population1,383.71,389.2......74.4......
Labour force949.9952.5......38.8......
Employment871.3881.9...10.629.6......
Unemployment78.670.5...-8.1...-10.314.8
Participation rate68.668.6......-0.9......
Unemployment rate.........-0.9.........
Employment rate63.063.5......-1.3......
Kelowna, British Columbia        
Population201.3201.7...............
Labour force117.8121.1...............
Employment112.2115.0...............
Unemployment...............10.9...
Participation rate58.560.0...............
Unemployment rate............-0.2......
Employment rate55.757.0...............
Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia       
Population185.5185.9...............
Labour force124.0124.0...............
Employment116.9116.9...............
Unemployment..................47.9
Participation rate66.866.7...-0.1.........
Unemployment rate.....................
Employment rate63.062.9...-0.1.........
Vancouver, British Columbia        
Population2,577.52,583.8......104.7......
Labour force1,708.91,712.5......-2.0...-0.1
Employment1,599.11,603.8......-9.2...-0.6
Unemployment109.7108.7...-1.0...-0.9...
Participation rate66.366.3......-2.9......
Unemployment rate.........-0.1.........
Employment rate62.062.1......-3.0......
Victoria, British Columbia        
Population378.7379.5......12.1......
Labour force249.4250.7...............
Employment240.2241.7...............
Unemployment.........-0.2-1.2-2.2-11.8
Participation rate65.966.1......-0.4......
Unemployment rate.........-0.1-0.6......
Employment rate63.463.7......-0.1......

  • 1

    Average standard error of change between two consecutive months. See the "Data Quality" section of the *Guide to the Labour Force Survey* ({71-543-G}) for more information.

  • ...

    not applicable

  • Note(s):

  • The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.

  • Source(s):

  • Table 14-10-0380-02.

 

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Sustainable Development Goals

On January 1 2016, the world officially began implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development—the United Nations' transformative plan of action that addresses urgent global challenges over the next 15 years. The plan is based on 17 specific sustainable development goals.

Consumer price index an example of how Statistics Canada supports the reporting on the Global Goals for Sustainable Development. It will be used in helping to measure the following goals:

Goal 1: No poverty Goal 1: No poverty
Goal 2: Zero hunger Goal 2: Zero hunger

Note to readers

Les droits de douane touchent de nombreux aspects de l'économie, y compris l'inflation. L'imposition de droits de douane par les États-Unis et de contre-mesures par le gouvernement canadien peut avoir des effets variables sur les prix finaux à la consommation. Consultez le site Web de la Banque du Canada pour en savoir plus sur les éventuelles conséquences des droits de douane américains.

L'Indice des prix à la consommation ne doit faire l'objet d'aucun ajustement particulier en raison des droits de douane, car les prix finaux recueillis reflètent leur incidence.

Statistique Canada continuera de suivre l'évolution de la situation quant aux droits de douane et à leurs conséquences sur l'inflation des prix à la consommation.

Pour consulter les plus récentes données et analyses relatives aux secteurs touchés par la relation socioéconomique entre le Canada et les États-Unis, veuillez consulter la page Web Regard sur le Canada et les États-Unis.

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Definitions, data sources and methods

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