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Producer prices are the prices at which businesses sell their products or services to others (for example, the government, consumers or other businesses).
Producer Price Indexes (PPI) track the average change in prices Canadian producers receive or pay for goods and services over time.
There are many producer price indexes, covering a wide range of economic activities, such as manufacturing, construction, professional services, distributive trades and financial services.
Statistics Canada publishes producer price data that can be used for many things including:
- Financial planning, contract escalation and budgeting
- Identifying sources of inflation in the economy and monitor economic trend
- Calculating the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) – a measure of growth of the economy over time
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Statistics Canada Training Institute - Producer price indexes
The online lecture "Producer price indexes" will provide you with an overview to Statistics Canada's Producer Price Indexes - what they are, how they are made and what they are used for.
A Historical Timeline of Canadian Producer Price Statistics
A Historical Timeline of Canadian Producer Price Statistics showcases the key milestones in the history of Canadian producer price statistics as an interactive timeline.
Producer price infographics
View infographics related to producer prices. Infographics can be used to quickly communicate a message, to simplify the presentation of large amounts of data, to see data patterns and relationships, and to monitor changes in variables over time.
Producer price methodology papers
View the Prices Analytical Series: various methodology related papers on a variety of topics related to the analysis of the evolution of prices through time or space.
Most recent: Methodology of the Residential Property Price Index (RPPI)
Bank of Canada - Commodity price index
The Bank of Canada commodity price index (BCPI) is a chain Fisher price index of the spot or transaction prices in U.S. dollars of 26 commodities produced in Canada and sold in world markets. You can download BCPI data and read about its components and methodology.
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