Consumer Price Index 2020

COVID-19 has restricted the movement of people and forced many businesses to change their normal operations. This affected how Statistics Canada conducted the Consumer Price Index in November.

COVID-19 has restricted the movement of people and forced many businesses to change their normal operations. This affected how Statistics Canada conducted the Consumer Price Index in October.

COVID-19 has restricted the movement of people and forced many businesses to change their normal operations. This has affected how Statistics Canada conducts the Consumer Price Index in September.

Statistics Canada indicates that in August 2020 the Yellowknife AllItems Consumer Price Index fell by 1.3% compared to one year ago. This is the largest annual decline since price collection started in 1982. By comparison, the annual price change in August was 0.1% for Canada, 0.6% for Edmonton, -0.9% for Whitehorse and -2.3% for Iqaluit

Statistics Canada indicates that in July 2020 the Yellowknife AllItems Consumer Price Index fell by 0.1% compared to one year ago. By comparison, the annual price change in July was +0.1% for Canada, +1.0% for Edmonton, -0.7% for Whitehorse and -1.1% for Iqaluit

COVID-19 has restricted the movement of people and forced many businesses to change their normal operations. This affected how Statistics Canada conducted the Consumer Price Index in June; in-person data collection was done remotely, supplemented with alternate data sources, and a higher level of data imputation occurred due to the reduced availability of some products and services.

Statistics Canada indicates that in May 2020 the Yellowknife All-Items Consumer Price Index fell by 1.0% compared to one year ago. This is the second consecutive month with an annual decline; the last time this occurred was in 2009 during the financial crisis. By comparison, the annual price change in May was -0.4% for Canada, -0.1% for Edmonton, 0.2% for Whitehorse and -0.4% for Iqaluit

Statistics Canada indicates that in April 2020 the Yellowknife All-Items Consumer Price Index fell by 0.4% compared to one year ago. By comparison, the annual price change was -0.2% for Canada, -0.3% for Edmonton, 1.1% for Whitehorse and 0.8% for Iqaluit

Statistics Canada indicates that in March 2020 the Yellowknife All-Items Consumer Price Index rose by 1.1% compared to one year ago. By comparison, the annual price increase was 0.9% for Canada, 0.9% for Edmonton, 2.7% for Whitehorse and 1.7% for Iqaluit

Information released today by Statistics Canada indicates that the Yellowknife All-Items Consumer Price Index in February rose by 2.3% compared to one year ago. By comparison, the annual price increase was 2.2% for Canada, 2.5% for Edmonton, 3.7% for Whitehorse and 1.9% for Iqaluit

Information released today by Statistics Canada indicates that the Yellowknife All-Items Consumer Price Index in January rose by 3.1% compared to one year ago. This is the largest year over year increase since October 2018. By comparison, the annual price increase was 2.4% for Canada, 2.7% for Edmonton, 3.7% for Whitehorse and 1.9% for Iqaluit