Couriers and Messengers Services Price Index, December 2014
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Released: 2015-01-30
The Couriers and Messengers Services Price Index (CMSPI) declined 1.2% in December compared with November. The couriers portion decreased 1.4% while the local messengers and local delivery component was down 0.4%.
On a year-over-year basis, the CMSPI increased 4.3% in December.
Note to readers
The Couriers and Messengers Services Price Index is a monthly price index measuring price changes at the Canada level for courier and messenger services provided by long and short distance delivery companies to Canadian-based business clients.
Data for the current month and the previous six months of the series are subject to revision. The indexes are not seasonally adjusted.
The Couriers and Messengers Services Price Index for January will be released on February 27.
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