{"id":16036,"date":"2026-10-19T14:13:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T14:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/?p=16036"},"modified":"2026-10-19T14:15:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T14:15:39","slug":"canadian-inflation-ticked-higher-in-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/canadian-analysis\/data-flashes\/canadian-inflation-ticked-higher-in-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian inflation ticked higher in September"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<h4 id=\"h-the-bottom-line\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\">The Bottom Line:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canadian inflation ticked slightly higher to 3.1% year-over-year in September, after holding at 3% for the prior two months. This was below the consensus estimate of 3.2% and a tick higher than our own pre-release expectation of 3%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As expected, energy inflation accelerated as gasoline and furnace oil prices rose from August, while food inflation continued to moderate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But there continued to be limited evidence that elevated energy costs were spreading significantly across consumer prices. The breadth of recent inflation pressures did widen somewhat in the September data. Pass-through remained most visible in oil-sensitive&nbsp;transportation categories, including airfares, while price growth in local transit remained comparatively subdued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Food price growth slowed further, with prices at grocery stores rising at their slowest pace since May 2024 (1.7% year-over-year). CPI excluding food and energy held at 2.1% year-over-year, while the Bank of Canada&#8217;s preferred CPI-trim and CPI-median measures&nbsp;averaged 1.9% on a year-over-year basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bank of Canada is still facing an uncomfortable balance. The economy is gradually improving but remains soft, with employment declining in both August and September and the unemployment rate holding around 6.5%. At the same time, policymakers remain alert&nbsp;to the risk that persistently elevated oil prices lift inflation expectations or generate broader second-round price pressures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Governor Macklem acknowledged as much on Saturday, noting from the IMF meetings in Bangkok that &#8220;the risk that inflation broadens and becomes more persistent has gone up&#8221; and that the Bank has found it increasingly difficult to continue looking through the&nbsp;direct impact of higher energy prices.<br>Producer-price pressures have broadened, but those cost increases would need to persist and pass through several layers of production before reaching consumers more broadly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mar-b mob-mar-b wp-block-paragraph\">Our own base-case forecast assumes that the Bank will hold the overnight rate unchanged through the remainder of 2026 before gradually raising rates in 2027. Softer labour-market data and higher fixed borrowing costs give policymakers room to remain patient.&nbsp;However, recent communication from the Bank of Canada and Governor Macklem are denoting more urgency than the data to date might suggest and add to the risk the Bank chooses to move preemptively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6ad655ba3540b&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6ad655ba3540b\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full hide-on-desktop wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1317\" height=\"900\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-19-at-10.14.35-AM.png\" alt=\"RBC Economics - BoC&apos;s preferred core measures edging higher on a three-month annualized basis\" class=\"wp-image-16060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-19-at-10.14.35-AM.png 1317w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-19-at-10.14.35-AM.png?resize=300,205 300w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-19-at-10.14.35-AM.png?resize=768,525 768w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-19-at-10.14.35-AM.png?resize=1024,700 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1317px) 100vw, 1317px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"everviz-6mEfacPBa\" class=\"everviz-6mEfacPBa wp-block-hidden-mobile wp-block-hidden-tablet\" data-view=\"graph\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"h-the-details\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2\">The details:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-rbc-list is-style-chevron-list mar-l-qtr mob-mar-l-qtr\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Headline CPI rose 0.4% m\/m on a seasonally adjusted basis in September, leaving the annual inflation rate at 3.1% after holding at 3% during the last two months.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Energy prices were 19% higher than a year ago, compared with annual growth of 15.4% in August. Gasoline prices rose 27.8%, contributing 1.1 percentage points to headline inflation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Food inflation eased to 2.2% year-over-year from 2.8% in August, continuing its downward trend. Grocery price growth came in at 1.7%, down from 2.8% in the prior month, while restaurant price growth was little changed at 3.1%.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CPI excluding food and energy inflation was unchanged at 2.1% year-over-year, pointing to relatively contained price growth outside the most volatile categories.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bank of Canada&#8217;s closely watched CPI-trim was 1.8% y\/y and 0.2% m\/m, while CPI-median was 1.9% y\/y and 0.2% m\/m. On a three-month annualized basis, the average of CPI-trim and CPI-median was 2.6%, compared with 2.3% in August.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The trim services excluding shelter measure \u2014 sometimes referred to as &#8220;supercore&#8221; \u2014 was 2.5% year-over-year, compared with 2.6% previously.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our diffusion index (measuring the breadth of inflation pressures) showed that the share of CPI components rising faster than 3% jumped to 47.8%, compared with 25.9% in August and 48.5% a year ago. The share rising faster than 5% was 19.6%, compared with 18.5%\u00a0previously and 32.3% from a year ago.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tuition fees, which are priced annually in September, increased 2.4%, up from 1.7% in 2025. That increase coincides with the 7.6% year-over-year decline in non-permanent residents (with study permits only and with work &amp; study permits). The drop in international\u00a0students has reduced a key revenue stream for post-secondary institutions, prompting many to adjust tuition fees upward to offset the shortfall.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prices for airfares surged 19.4%, as one of the categories most exposed to higher energy prices, up from 15% in August. But prices for local transportation continued their downward trajectory.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shelter inflation was 1.8% year-over-year, compared with 1.5% in August. Outside of the fuel oil and other fuels category, price increases were driven by faster growth in homeowners&#8217; home and mortgage insurance, as well as maintenance and repairs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6ad655ba36c26&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6ad655ba36c26\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"8946\" height=\"9507\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/RBC-Economics-Canadian-CPI-October-2026.png\" alt=\"RBC Economics - Canadian CPI - October 2026\" class=\"wp-image-16055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/RBC-Economics-Canadian-CPI-October-2026.png 8946w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/RBC-Economics-Canadian-CPI-October-2026.png?resize=282,300 282w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/RBC-Economics-Canadian-CPI-October-2026.png?resize=768,816 768w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/RBC-Economics-Canadian-CPI-October-2026.png?resize=964,1024 964w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/RBC-Economics-Canadian-CPI-October-2026.png?resize=1445,1536 1445w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/RBC-Economics-Canadian-CPI-October-2026.png?resize=1927,2048 1927w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 8946px) 100vw, 8946px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About the author:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Abbey Xu <\/strong><em>is an economist at RBC. She is a member of the macroeconomic analysis group, focusing on macroeconomic forecasting models and providing timely analysis and updates on economic trends.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":318,"featured_media":9674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","editor_notices":[],"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[83,93],"tags":[115,11,65],"rbc_econ_content_type":[],"class_list":["post-16036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canadian-analysis","category-data-flashes","tag-canada","tag-economy","tag-inflation"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.2 (Yoast SEO v28.2) - 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