Eight major components · Popular sub-indexes
What got more expensive?
In the 12 months to September 2026, the all-items CPI rose 3.1%. Groceries changed +1.7%, shelter +1.8%, rent +2.8% and gasoline +27.8%. Compare every major component, or pick two years.
12-month change · September 2026
What’s rising now
All-items CPI: +3.1%. Indented rows are parts of the row above.
| Component | Sep 2026 | Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| All-items CPI | +3.0% | |
| Food | +2.8% | |
| Shelter | +1.5% | |
| Household operations, furnishings and equipment | +0.4% | |
| Clothing and footwear | +1.2% | |
| Transportation | +7.5% | |
| Health and personal care | +2.2% | |
| Recreation, education and reading | +5.6% | |
| Alcohol, tobacco and cannabis | +1.7% | |
| Groceries (food purchased from stores) | +2.8% | |
| Restaurant food | +3.1% | |
| Rent | +2.8% | |
| Mortgage interest cost | −0.2% | |
| Electricity | +3.5% | |
| Natural gas | −6.7% | |
| Gasoline | +22.8% | |
| Energy (special aggregate) | +15.4% | |
| All-items excluding food and energy | +2.1% |
Source: Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0004-01 (monthly CPI, latest September 2026, released October 19, 2026). Retrieved October 30, 2026. Canada, not seasonally adjusted. Changes calculated from the published index levels.
Annual averages · Any two years
What got more expensive between two years
All-items CPI, 2019 to 2025
+20.7%
3.19% a year
Rose most of the 17 shown
+56.6%
Mortgage interest cost
| Component | 2019 to 2025 | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Mortgage interest cost | 7.76% | |
| Groceries (food purchased from stores) | 4.61% | |
| Rent | 4.55% | |
| Food | 4.47% | |
| Shelter | 4.47% | |
| Restaurant food | 4.10% | |
| Natural gas | 3.42% | |
| Gasoline | 3.40% | |
| Transportation | 3.34% | |
| Health and personal care | 3.23% | |
| Energy (special aggregate) | 3.22% | |
| All-items CPI | 3.19% | |
| All-items excluding food and energy | 2.90% | |
| Electricity | 2.76% | |
| Alcohol, tobacco and cannabis | 2.58% | |
| Recreation, education and reading | 1.63% | |
| Household operations, furnishings and equipment | 1.23% | |
| Clothing and footwear | -0.40% |
Source: Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0005-01 (annual average CPI, 1914 to 2025). Retrieved October 30, 2026. Components without an index for 2019 are left out. The chart rebases each index to 100 in 2019 so their paths can be compared.
Straight answers
Questions people ask
What are the eight major components of the CPI?
Food; shelter; household operations, furnishings and equipment; clothing and footwear; transportation; health and personal care; recreation, education and reading; and alcoholic beverages, tobacco products and recreational cannabis.
Why did my grocery bill rise more than the CPI?
The all-items CPI averages hundreds of goods and services, weighted by what households spend. Groceries are one part of the basket. If you spend a larger share on food than the average household, or buy items that rose faster, your own inflation rate is higher than the published one.
Why do some categories start later than 1914?
Statistics Canada’s component series begin when the component was first measured consistently: most major components start in 1949, and shelter and household operations in their current definitions start in 1979 (annual) or later. The tool only offers years where both ends exist.
Educational information, not financial advice. Read how the CPI and these tools work.
