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Canadian Economic Indicators in 2010

The All-Items Consumer Price Index averaged 116.5 in 2010. Gasoline prices peaked at 109.5¢ in December. Browse the full set of Statistics Canada indicators below to understand the economic conditions Canadians faced in 2010.

Inflation (CPI)

Inflation (CPI) indicators for 2010 with annual average, peak, and low.
Indicator2010 avgPeakLowvs 2009
All-items116.5118.2December115.6March

Energy & Fuel

Energy & Fuel indicators for 2010 with annual average, peak, and low.
Indicator2010 avgPeakLowvs 2009
Regular, unleaded gasoline at self-service stations, cents per litre102.7¢109.5¢December98.6¢June

Food Prices

Food Prices indicators for 2010 with annual average, peak, and low.
Indicator2010 avgPeakLowvs 2009
Eggs, 1 dozen
Round steak, 1 kilogram$12.55$12.98October$12.33January
Homogenized milk, 4 litres
White bread, 675 grams
Butter, 454 grams
Apples, 1 kilogram$3.26$3.44July$3.07November

Grocery Staples

Grocery Staples indicators for 2010 with annual average, peak, and low.
Indicator2010 avgPeakLowvs 2009
Orange juice, 1 litre$3.78$3.88December$3.66September
White sugar, 2 kilograms

Housing

Housing indicators for 2010 with annual average, peak, and low.
Indicator2010 avgPeakLowvs 2009
Total (house and land)87.888.4November87.1January

About This Data

The indicators on this page are drawn from Statistics Canada's open data portal and reflect monthly survey observations published throughout 2010. All values are sourced from CANSIM tables 18-10-0001, 18-10-0245, 18-10-0205, and 18-10-0004.

Year-over-year comparisons contrast the annual average for 2010 against the annual average for 2009 — a standard measure of inflation momentum used by the Bank of Canada.

Click any indicator row to see the full monthly chart for 2010, including the complete historical record and an automatically generated editorial summary.