1987 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 1987. You can find upcoming CPI release dates on our schedule page. These numbers are released by Statistics Canada.

 

MonthCPIMonthly Inflation RateYearly Inflation Rate
January 198767.00.30 %4.04 %
February 198767.3 0.45 %4.02 %
March 198767.5 0.30 %4.01 %
April 198767.9 0.59 %4.62 %
May 198768.3 0.59 %4.59 %
June 198768.5 0.29 %4.74 %
July 198768.9 0.58 %4.55 %
August 198769.0 0.15 %4.55 %
September 198769.0 0.00 %4.55 %
October 198769.2 0.29 %4.22 %
November 198769.5 0.43 %4.20 %
December 198769.60.14 %4.19 %
Annual CPI: 68.5
Annual Inflation Rate: 4.4%

 

 

 

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.