Consumer Price Index Change
The Consumer Price Index or CPI is an indicator of changes in consumer prices experienced. It is obtained by comparing, over time, the cost of a fixed basket of goods and services purchased by consumers.
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Consumer Price Index
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Consumer Price Index
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Consumer Price Index
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Analysis
PUBLISHED - May 20, 2020
On a year-over-year basis, Albertans paid 0.5% less in April 2020 for the goods and services that comprise the Consumer Price Index (CPI) than in the same month a year ago, while the national average CPI was down 0.2%. In Alberta, Food had the largest increase (+3.7%), while energy (-26.0%) and transportation (-5.5%) decreased the most.