# Canada CPI, Health and personal care

Canada CPI, Health and personal care was up 1.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 158.5 (index 2002=100).
That is the lowest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.2% (Mar 2019) to 6.5% (Mar 2023), averaging 2.6%.

- Source agency: Statistics Canada
- Makrognosis code: `CA.CPI.M.NSA.GRP-HEALTH`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index 2002=100
- Coverage: 1992-10-01 to 2026-09-01 (408 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/canada/cpi-health-and-personal-care

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 158.5 | 1.7 |
| August 2026 | 158.8 | 2.2 |
| July 2026 | 158.6 | 2.3 |
| June 2026 | 158.6 | 2.5 |
| May 2026 | 158.5 | 2.7 |
| April 2026 | 157.9 | 3.3 |
| March 2026 | 157.0 | 3.3 |
| February 2026 | 156.7 | 3.2 |
| January 2026 | 156.1 | 3.3 |
| December 2025 | 155.7 | 2.9 |
| November 2025 | 156.1 | 3.0 |
| October 2025 | 155.7 | 2.5 |
| September 2025 | 155.8 | 2.6 |
| August 2025 | 155.4 | 2.8 |
| July 2025 | 155.0 | 2.8 |
| June 2025 | 154.8 | 2.7 |
| May 2025 | 154.4 | 2.1 |
| April 2025 | 152.8 | 1.9 |
| March 2025 | 152.0 | 2.5 |
| February 2025 | 151.9 | 2.4 |
| January 2025 | 151.1 | 2.3 |
| December 2024 | 151.3 | 3.1 |
| November 2024 | 151.6 | 2.8 |
| October 2024 | 151.9 | 3.1 |

## API

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

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