Canadian Core Consumer Price Index (Change)

The Consumer Price Index tracks changes in the cost of living. When prices are increasing too rapidly, authorities can raise interest rates to increase the cost of borrowing. This can lead to a decline in spending and force retailers to lower prices to entice buyers. For investors, an interest rate increase means higher yields on assets denominated in the currency. This drives demand for the currency but if it appears that the rate of inflation will outpace yields, investors avoid those assets.

Date	Value	Previous
Apr 2013	0.1	0.2
Mar 2013	0.2	0.8
Feb 2013	0.8	0.1
Jan 2013	0.1	-0.6
Dec 2012	-0.6	0.0
Nov 2012	0.0	0.3
Oct 2012	0.3	0.2
Sep 2012	0.2	0.3
Aug 2012	0.3	-0.1
Jul 2012	-0.1	-0.4

Date	Value	Previous	Change
Apr 2013	121.0	120.9	+0.08 %
Mar 2013	120.9	120.6	+0.25 %
Feb 2013	120.6	119.6	+0.84 %
Jan 2013	119.6	119.5	+0.08 %
Dec 2012	119.5	120.2	-0.58 %
Nov 2012	120.2	120.2	--
Oct 2012	120.2	119.9	+0.25 %
Sep 2012	119.9	119.7	+0.17 %
Aug 2012	119.7	119.3	+0.34 %
Jul 2012	119.3	119.4	-0.08 %