This Week in Canadian Data
· 30 releases from Statistics Canada
Bank of Canada, money market and other interest rates
The Bank of Canada held its key overnight rate steady at 5.25% in March 2026.
Selected United States dollar interest rates, Wednesdays, Bank of Canada
The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of New York discount rate remains unavailable for March 2026.
Fisher commodity price index, United States dollar terms, Bank of Canada, Fisher commodity price index, United States dollar terms, Bank of Canada, weekly
Canada's Fisher commodity price index rose 3.3% in March 2026, reaching 770.9.
Fisher commodity price index, United States dollar terms, Bank of Canada, monthly
The Fisher commodity price index in Canada rose to 640.5 in February 2026, up from the previous period.
Daily average foreign exchange rates in Canadian dollars, Bank of Canada
The Canadian dollar strengthened slightly against the Australian dollar in March 2026.
Financial market statistics, as at Wednesday, Bank of Canada
The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate steady at 2.5% in March 2026.
Value of shipments of metallic and non-metallic minerals, monthly
Canada’s aluminum shipments hit $1.14 billion in January 2026, up from $1.07 billion last month.
Production of non-metallic minerals in quantities, monthly
Canada produced 996,000 carats of diamonds in January 2026, down from the previous month.
Production of metallic minerals in quantities, monthly
Canada produced 278,000 metric tonnes of aluminum in January 2026, up from the previous month.
Industrial product price index, by industry, monthly
Canada's industrial product price index for manufacturing rose to 138.2 in February 2026.
Industrial product price index, by major product group, monthly
Canada's industrial product prices rose 0.4% in February 2026.
Industrial product price index, for selected products, by region, monthly
The price of finished motor gasoline in Atlantic Canada jumped 3.7% in February 2026.
Industrial product price index, by product, monthly
Canada's industrial product prices rose 0.4% in February 2026.
Monthly retail sales, price, and volume, seasonally adjusted
Canada's retail sales hit $70.7 billion in January 2026, up from December 2025.
Raw materials price index, monthly
Canada's raw materials price index increased 0.6% in February 2026.
Monthly retail trade sales by province and territory
Canada's total retail sales fell to $61.0 billion in January 2026, down from the previous month.
Funds advanced, outstanding balances, and interest rates for new and existing lending, Bank of Canada
The total funds advanced for residential mortgages in Canada decreased to $7.7 billion in January 2026.
Crude oil and petroleum products movements, by mode of transport and by product type, monthly
Canada shipped 56.5 million barrels of crude oil and equivalents by pipeline in January 2026, a decrease from the previous month.
Crude oil and petroleum products inventories, held by domestic transporters, by product type, monthly
Canada's opening inventories of crude oil and equivalents held by pipeline transporters reached 15.2 million cubic metres in January 2026.
Financial market statistics, as at Tuesday, Bank of Canada
Canada's bank rate remains steady at 2.5% in March 2026.
Domestic and international Itinerant aircraft movements, total of all airports with NAV CANADA towers, weekly
Canada saw a 15.5% jump in weekly domestic aircraft movements in February 2026 compared to the previous week.
Chartered banks, foreign currency assets and liabilities, at month-end, Bank of Canada
Canada's chartered banks held $4.1 billion in foreign currency assets at the end of January 2026, down from $4.6 billion in the previous quarter.
Consumer Price Index (CPI) statistics, measures of core inflation and other related statistics - Bank of Canada definitions
Canada's core inflation measure, CPI-common, slowed to 2.4% in February 2026.
Consumer Price Index, monthly, seasonally adjusted
Canada's Consumer Price Index rose slightly to 166.4 in February 2026.
Historical (real-time) releases of employment and average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees by industry, monthly, seasonally adjusted
Canada lost 35,405 jobs in December 2025, bringing total employment to 18.2 million.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, absorptions and unabsorbed inventory, newly completed dwellings, by type of dwelling unit in census metropolitan areas
Absorptions of newly completed dwellings in Canadian metropolitan areas rose slightly to 2,572 units in February 2026.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, housing starts, under construction and completions in all centres of 50,000 and over for Canada and provinces
Canada saw housing starts dip to 14.7 thousand units in February 2026, down from the previous month.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, housing starts, by type of dwelling unit and market type in all centres of 50,000 and over for Canada and provinces
Canada saw a drop in homeowner housing starts to 3,083 units in February 2026.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, housing starts in all centres 10,000 and over, Canada, provinces, and census metropolitan areas, seasonally adjusted at annual rates, monthly
Canada's housing starts increased to 230,500 units in February 2026, up from the previous month.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, housing starts, all areas, Canada and provinces, seasonally adjusted at annual rates, monthly
Canada's housing starts rose to 250.9 thousand units in February 2026.