# Canada’s September inflation rises to 3.1% as gasoline costs accelerate

> Statistics Canada reported annual CPI growth of 3.1% and gasoline inflation of 27.8%, while grocery price growth slowed to 1.7%.

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- Published: 2026-10-20T23:01:22+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-20T23:01:22+00:00
- Event / data period: 2026-09
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Canada’s consumer prices rose 3.1% from a year earlier in September, up from 3.0% in August, Statistics Canada reported on October 19. Gasoline prices, up 27.8% year over year, were the main driver of the acceleration.

Annual price growth for food bought in stores slowed to 1.7%. The all-items CPI increased 0.1% from the previous month. These changes use different comparison periods; slower grocery inflation does not mean that grocery prices fell.

## Data

### September consumer price changes

Unadjusted year-on-year changes for September 2026.

Methodology: Values are from Statistics Canada’s September CPI release. Percentages are changes in price indexes from a year earlier, rather than price levels or monthly changes.

| label | value | unit | period | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-items CPI year-on-year change | 3.1 | % | 2026-09 | observed |
| CPI excluding gasoline year-on-year change | 2.2 | % | 2026-09 | observed |
| Gasoline price year-on-year change | 27.8 | % | 2026-09 | observed |
| Store-bought food price year-on-year change | 1.7 | % | 2026-09 | observed |

Sources: <https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/261019/dq261019a-eng.htm> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/canada-september-2026-inflation-rises-to-3-1-percent/data/september-cpi-rates?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/canada-september-2026-inflation-rises-to-3-1-percent/data/september-cpi-rates?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Statistics Canada](<https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/261019/dq261019a-eng.htm>) (Source checked: 2026-10-21; Published: 2026-10-19)

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