# Canada CPI, communications, index (2002=100)

Canada CPI, communications, index (2002=100) was up 2.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 94.20 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −17.3% (Mar 2024) to 8.4% (Dec 2025), averaging −3.0%.

- Source agency: Statistics Canada
- Makrognosis code: `CA.CPI.M.NSA.GRP-COMM`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 1998-04-01 to 2026-09-01 (342 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/canada/cpi-communications-index-2002-100

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 94.20 | 2.2 |
| August 2026 | 94.20 | 2.4 |
| July 2026 | 92.80 | 1.8 |
| June 2026 | 90.10 | −0.1 |
| May 2026 | 90.80 | 0.2 |
| April 2026 | 89.40 | 0.9 |
| March 2026 | 90.10 | 1.8 |
| February 2026 | 92.60 | 1.3 |
| January 2026 | 93.70 | 3.4 |
| December 2025 | 93.70 | 8.4 |
| November 2025 | 93.70 | 6.7 |
| October 2025 | 94.80 | 4.6 |
| September 2025 | 92.20 | 2.4 |
| August 2025 | 92.00 | 1.7 |
| July 2025 | 91.20 | −1.8 |
| June 2025 | 90.20 | −1.1 |
| May 2025 | 90.60 | −0.2 |
| April 2025 | 88.60 | −1.2 |
| March 2025 | 88.50 | 1.1 |
| February 2025 | 91.40 | 3.0 |
| January 2025 | 90.60 | −3.1 |
| December 2024 | 86.40 | −4.3 |
| November 2024 | 87.80 | −6.2 |
| October 2024 | 90.60 | −5.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/CA.CPI.M.NSA.GRP-COMM"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/CA.CPI.M.NSA.GRP-COMM",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```