For-hire Motor Carrier Freight Services Price Index, fourth quarter 2023

The For-hire Motor Carrier Freight Services Price Index measures changes over time in prices for the for-hire motor carrier freight services provided by general and specialized freight trucking companies.

Data are available at the Canada level only.

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

With the release of fourth quarter 2022 data on March 1, 2023, tables 18-10-0043-01 and 18-10-0044-01 have been archived and replaced with tables 18-10-0281-01 and 18-10-0282-01 with the 2021=100 basket update.

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For a more detailed explanation of the methodology used, please consult the "Technical guide for the For-hire Motor Carrier Freight Services Price Index (FHMCFSPI)."

Statistics Canada launched the Producer Price Indexes Portal as part of a suite of portals for the prices and price indexes. This webpage provides Canadians with a single point of access to a wide variety of statistics and measures related to producer prices.

The video "Producer price indexes" is available on the Statistics Canada Training Institute webpage. It provides an introduction to Statistics Canada's producer price indexes—what they are, how they are produced, and what they are used for.