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Canadian Economic Indicators in 2016

The All-Items Consumer Price Index averaged 128.4 in 2016. Gasoline prices peaked at 108.6¢ in June. Browse the full set of Statistics Canada indicators below to understand the economic conditions Canadians faced in 2016.

Inflation (CPI)

Inflation (CPI) indicators for 2016 with annual average, peak, and low.
Indicator2016 avgPeakLowvs 2015
All-items128.4129.3December127.3February+1.4%

Energy & Fuel

Energy & Fuel indicators for 2016 with annual average, peak, and low.
Indicator2016 avgPeakLowvs 2015
Regular, unleaded gasoline at self-service stations, cents per litre100.3¢108.6¢June86.7¢February-6.1%

Food Prices

Food Prices indicators for 2016 with annual average, peak, and low.
Indicator2016 avgPeakLowvs 2015
Eggs, 1 dozen
Round steak, 1 kilogram$18.51$19.70March$17.47December-1.8%
Homogenized milk, 4 litres$5.62$5.66February$5.51January+1.8%
White bread, 675 grams
Butter, 454 grams
Apples, 1 kilogram$4.30$4.53March$3.85December+10.2%

Grocery Staples

Grocery Staples indicators for 2016 with annual average, peak, and low.
Indicator2016 avgPeakLowvs 2015
Orange juice, 1 litre$4.02$4.18March$3.83October-2.9%
White sugar, 2 kilograms

Housing

Housing indicators for 2016 with annual average, peak, and low.
Indicator2016 avgPeakLowvs 2015
Total (house and land)98.6100.0December97.1January+2.5%

About This Data

The indicators on this page are drawn from Statistics Canada's open data portal and reflect monthly survey observations published throughout 2016. 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 2016 against the annual average for 2015 — a standard measure of inflation momentum used by the Bank of Canada.

Click any indicator row to see the full monthly chart for 2016, including the complete historical record and an automatically generated editorial summary.