Next release

The CPI for May will be released on Monday, June 22.

CPI basket update in June 2026

• The CPI is based on a fixed basket of goods and services designed according to international standards and methods. On June 15, 2026, updated basket weights for the goods and services used in the calculation of the CPI will be made available in table 18-10-0007-01. The new basket weight reference period will be 2025, based on the most recent household final consumption expenditure data, as well as expenditures from the Survey of Household Spending and other alternative data. 
• One week later, on June 22, 2026, the May CPI will be released, based on the updated basket weights.
• For general information on basket updates, consult The Canadian Consumer Price Index reference paper, chapter 8, "Weights and basket updates."

Planned maintenance

• The CPI Data Visualization Tool will be temporarily unavailable from June 15 to 22, 2026, due to planned maintenance related to the updated basket.

Enhancement to the purchase of digital media index

• Starting with the April reference month, prices for bestselling video games are collected monthly. Previously, prices were collected five times per year. Weighting has been introduced at the console and game level. The reported prices represent a 30-day average.

• Update: Real-time data tables

• Beginning with this release, Statistics Canada has discontinued updates to the Historical (real-time) releases of Consumer Price Index (CPI) statistics, measures of core inflation table (18-10-0259-01). 
• Existing historical data will remain publicly available in table 18-10-0259-01. Although the core measures table (18-10-0256-01) is revised over time, Table 4 in the CPI Daily release preserves the core measures as they were published at the time of release.
• For additional information, users may contact the Consumer Prices Division.

Check out

• The list of representative products of the CPI.
• The Recent analytical products document, which provides an overview of the most recent analytical products published alongside the CPI.
• The Canadian Consumer Price Index Enhancement Timeline, an interactive timeline of the modernization of the CPI and related programs with dates, links, and summary of key developments.
• CPI fact check to find answers to the most common questions about the CPI, including how food prices are collected and how shelter costs are measured.

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