Year-over-year, 3-year, and 5-year change (percentage), selected CPI items.
Year-over-year (from August 2024 to August 2025):
Shelter, 3%.
Gasoline, -13%.
Food, 3%.
Electricity, 1%.
Cellular services, -1%.
Internet Access Services, 3%.
Energy, -8%.
Transportation, 0%.
Health Care, 3%.
Water, 5%.
3-year change (from August 2022 to August 2025):
Shelter, 15%.
Gasoline, -16%.
Food, 13%.
Electricity, 12%.
Cellular services, -26%.
Internet access services, -6%.
Energy, -11%.
Transportation, 2%.
Health Care, 10%.
Water, 13%.
5-Year change (from August 2020 to August 2025):
Shelter, 28%.
Gasoline, 35%.
Food, 28%.
Electricity, 17%.
Cellular services, -43%.
Internet access services, -2%.
Energy, 28%.
Transportation, 22%.
Health Care, 17%.
Water, 18%.
Note: Beginning with the release of the August 2024 CPI, StatCan changed the methodology it uses to calculate the cellular services price index. You can read more about the change here.
Source: StatCan, Consumer Price Index, August 2020 to August 2025.