The who, why and how of the Online Trend Chart …
A webspace for the sharing of comments and analyses relating
to Montréal’s economy.
Interactive graphs depicting the progress made in Montreal, Quebec,
and Canada since 1996 as measured by a series of indicators.
Instant access to the latest data on Montreal’s leading
indicators.
How Montreal fares against its Canadian and U.S. competitors. This
section is reserved for Board of Trade members only.
Recommended reading: studies, research projects and discussion
papers with summaries and background information. All to help you
keep a pulse on the Montreal economy.
Consumer Price Index
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Methodology
The Consumer Price Index (CPI)
measures changes in the cost of goods and services purchased by
Canadian consumers. It is produced by Statistics Canada.
The monthly data is not deseasonalized; it therefore measures
fluctuations due to seasonal variations and various economic
cycles.
The reference (or base) year is 2002; this means that changes are
shown in relation to 2002, the year for which the CPI value is
100.
To take into account changes in the public’s purchasing and
consumption habits, the contents of the basket of goods and
services was updated in 2005.
