Couriers and Messengers Services Price Index

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February 2012 (Previous release)

The Couriers and Messengers Services Price Index decreased 0.4% in February compared with January. The courier portion fell 0.7% and the local messenger component advanced 0.5%.

The index increased 5.3% in February compared with the same month in 2011.

Note: The Couriers and Messengers Services Price Index is a monthly price index measuring the change over time in prices for courier and messenger services provided by long and short distance delivery companies to Canadian-based business clients.

These indexes are available at the Canada level only.

Available without charge in CANSIM: table 329-0053.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 5064.

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