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Couriers and Messengers Services Price Index, April 2017

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Released: 2017-05-30

The Couriers and Messengers Services Price Index (CMSPI) increased for the seventh consecutive month, rising by 0.2% in April.

The couriers component decreased 0.1% while the local messengers and local delivery component was up 1.4%.

Year-over-year change

The CMSPI rose 10.6% in April compared with the same month a year earlier. The couriers component increased 11.9% and the local delivery component was up 4.3%.

Chart 1  Chart 1: Couriers and Messengers Services Price Index
Couriers and Messengers Services Price Index

  Note to readers

The Couriers and Messengers Services Price Index (CMSPI) is a monthly price index measuring price changes for courier and messenger services provided by long and short distance delivery companies to Canadian-based business clients.

Data are available at the Canada level only.

With each release, data for the previous six months may have been revised. The index is not seasonally adjusted.

Infographic: Producer Price Indexes at a Glance

The infographic "Producer Price Indexes at a Glance," which is part of Statistics Canada — Infographics (Catalogue number11-627-M), demonstrates how producer price indexes for goods and services are calculated and why they are important for the Canadian economy.

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