CPI detail
US +3.4%
Canada CPI - Monthly
August 2026
Shelter (+1.5%)
Transportation (+7.5%)
Food (+2.9%)
Health care (+2.5%)
Recreation (+6.5%)
Education and communications (+1.7%)
Clothing and footwear (+1.2%)
Personal care and tobacco (+1.9%)
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All-items CPI (+3.0%)
US +3.4%
***All-items*** (CPI) - Monthly
169.8 (+3.0% vs last year)
Aug 2026
Shelter
US +3.5%*
***Shelter*** - Monthly
190.9 (+1.5% vs last year)
Aug 2026
US +3.1%
Rented accommodation - Monthly
167.7 (+2.8% vs last year)
Aug 2026
US +3.6%*
Owned accommodation - Monthly
196.1 (+0.5% vs last year)
Aug 2026
US +5.3%*
Water, fuel and electricity - Monthly
204.5 (+4.9% vs last year)
Aug 2026
US +3.3%*
Household operations, furnishings and equipment - Monthly
134.4 (+0.4% vs last year)
Aug 2026
Transportation
US +6.8%
***Transportation*** - Monthly
185.7 (+7.5% vs last year)
Aug 2026
US +28.2%
Gasoline - Monthly
252.2 (+22.8% vs last year)
Aug 2026
US -1.2%*
Purchase of passenger vehicles - Monthly
132.3 (+2.3% vs last year)
Aug 2026
US +1.3%*
Passenger vehicle insurance premiums - Monthly
244.2 (+5.5% vs last year)
Aug 2026
US +7.8%
Passenger vehicle parts, maintenance and repairs - Monthly
191.7 (+2.2% vs last year)
Aug 2026
US +17.8%*
Public transportation - Monthly
204.2 (+10.2% vs last year)
Aug 2026
Food
US +3.0%
***Food*** - Monthly
202.4 (+2.9% vs last year)
Aug 2026
US +2.9%*
Food purchased from stores - Monthly
199.6 (+2.8% vs last year)
Aug 2026
US +3.7%
Food purchased from restaurants - Monthly
208.1 (+3.1% vs last year)
Aug 2026
US +2.2%
Alcoholic beverages - Monthly
157.5 (+2.7% vs last year)
Aug 2026
Health care
US +2.4%
***Health care*** - Monthly
157.1 (+2.5% vs last year)
Aug 2026
Recreation
US +3.2%*
***Recreation*** - Monthly
120.4 (+6.5% vs last year)
Aug 2026
Education and communications
US +2.5%
***Education and reading*** - Monthly
186.7 (+1.7% vs last year)
Aug 2026
US +2.7%*
Education - Monthly
190 (+1.9% vs last year)
Aug 2026
US -1.0%*
Communications (telephone, internet, postal) - Monthly
94.2 (+2.4% vs last year)
Aug 2026
Clothing and footwear
US +4.5%*
***Clothing and footwear*** - Monthly
94.7 (+1.2% vs last year)
Aug 2026
Personal care and tobacco
US +2.8%*
Personal care - Monthly
160.9 (+1.9% vs last year)
Aug 2026
US +8.7%*
Tobacco products and smokers' supplies - Monthly
329.1 (+0.0% vs last year)
Aug 2026
Canada: Statistics Canada,
table 18-10-0004-01,
Consumer Price Index, monthly, not seasonally adjusted. United States: US Bureau
of Labor Statistics, the same series shown on the
United States tab.
The two index levels sit on different bases (Canada 2002 = 100, US 1982-84 = 100), so only the year-over-year percent change compares between them — that is what the corner badge shows. A badge marked * is for an earlier month than the Canadian figure beside it, because that US series has not been published that far yet; hover it for the month. Hover a tile whose Canadian category is the nearest equivalent rather than a match for the note on how the two differ.
The two index levels sit on different bases (Canada 2002 = 100, US 1982-84 = 100), so only the year-over-year percent change compares between them — that is what the corner badge shows. A badge marked * is for an earlier month than the Canadian figure beside it, because that US series has not been published that far yet; hover it for the month. Hover a tile whose Canadian category is the nearest equivalent rather than a match for the note on how the two differ.