Statistics Canada collects and maintains the Consumer Price Index (CPI), an indicator of changes in consumer prices. The CPI is calculated by comparing the cost of a fixed basket of goods and services purchased by consumers over time. The dataset is published by the Government of Alberta on the open_canada platform.
Use Cases
- Calculate inflation rates based on the tracked basket of goods and services.
- Model consumer purchasing power over time based on price changes.
- Benchmark regional or sectoral price trends against national CPI data.
Strengths
- Data and methodology are collected and maintained by Statistics Canada, a national statistical agency.
- Last updated metadata indicates a date in 2026, suggesting ongoing maintenance.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Statistics Canada
- Collection Method
- Data is obtained by comparing the cost of a fixed basket of goods and services purchased by consumers over time.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 14:45:16.955225
- Geography
- Canada