1920 CPI and Inflation Rate for Canada

This table shows the Monthly All-Items Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Annual Inflation Rates for Canada in 1920. You can find upcoming CPI release dates on our schedule page. These numbers are released by Statistics Canada.

 

MonthCPIMonthly Inflation RateYearly Inflation Rate
January 192010.6 3.9 %11.6 %
February 192010.8 1.9 %14.9 %
March 192011.2 3.7 %19.1 %
April 192011.3 0.9 %20.2 %
May 192011.6 2.7 %19.6 %
June 192011.8 1.7 %21.6 %
July 192011.8 0.0 %20.4 %
August 192011.7 -0.8 %17.0 %
September 192011.5 -1.7 %15.0 %
October 192011.5 0.0 %15.0 %
November 192011.3-1.7 %11.9 %
December 192011.2
-0.9 %9.8 %
Annual CPI: 11.4
Annual Inflation Rate: 16.3%

 

 

 

 

 

What is the relation between CPI and Inflation Rate?

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is used to measure Inflation rates. The formula is as follows:

inflationrateformula

CPI2 = Consumer Price Index of the second period
CPI1 = Consumer Price Index of the initial period

Notice an error in these tables?

We do our best to ensure the data is accurate and up to date. However, if one of these numbers seem wrong, please contact us and we will fix it as quickly as possible. Keep in mind that we extract the Consumer Price Index and Inflation Rates on a monthly basis from Statistics Canada’s databases.