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Canadian price trend
CPI — Shelter
The Consumer Price Index for shelter in Canada — rent, mortgage interest cost, homeowners' replacement cost, property taxes, and home utilities.
Latest value
190.3 index (2002=100)
July 2026
- 12-month change
- 1.3%
- 5-year change
- 24.0%
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| July 2026 | 190.3 |
| June 2026 | 190.2 |
| May 2026 | 190.1 |
| April 2026 | 190.2 |
| March 2026 | 190.1 |
| February 2026 | 189.5 |
| January 2026 | 189.6 |
| December 2025 | 189.7 |
| November 2025 | 189.6 |
| October 2025 | 189.4 |
| September 2025 | 188.2 |
| August 2025 | 188 |
Mortgage interest cost is a large component, so shelter CPI reacts sharply to Bank of Canada rate changes rather than to house prices alone. A Canada-wide average or index like this is not the same as any single retailer's shelf price in your province.
Source StatCan Table 18-10-0004 (Consumer Price Index, Canada, not seasonally adjusted) · vector 41691050 · statcan.gc.ca Web Data Service · latest observation Jul 1, 2026