Canada Inflation Rate in 1979
Inflation rate in Canada was 9.76% in 1979. That is 1.17 more than it was in the preceding 1978 and 1.30% less than in the following year of 1980.
Month over month inflation rate is calculated for just the subject month itself - from the first to the last day of that month:
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month to month, % | 0.53 | 1.31 | 1.04 | 0.77 | 1.02 | 0.50 | 0.75 | 0.25 | 0.99 | 0.74 | 0.98 | 0.48 | 9.76 |
Year to year inflation rate is calculated for 12 months: 11 months preceding the subject one and the subject month itself:
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year over year (12 months), % | 8.55 | 9.04 | 9.24 | 9.78 | 9.37 | 9.02 | 8.36 | 8.33 | 9.70 | 9.04 | 9.52 | 9.76 | 9.76 |
Progressive inflation rate is an incremental year to date inflation that sums rates from the beginning of the calendar year to the end of the subject month:
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive (year to date), % | 0.53 | 1.85 | 2.90 | 3.69 | 4.75 | 5.28 | 6.07 | 6.33 | 7.39 | 8.18 | 9.23 | 9.76 | 9.76 |
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