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CPI: Nova Scotia

(CPI_NS)
Observations
Aug 2026: 177.2
Updated: 2026-10-09, 6:22:17 a.m. ET
Units
Index, 2002=100,
Not seasonally adjusted
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Consumer Price Index
Series ID
CPI_NS
Table 18-10-0004-01
CREDCPI: Nova Scotia
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial CrisisEarly 1990s recessionEarly 1980s recession4060801001201401601801978198319881993199820032008201320182023Index, 2002=1001978-09-01: 38.21978-10-01: 38.71978-11-01: 38.91978-12-01: 391979-01-01: 39.21979-02-01: 39.61979-03-01: 401979-04-01: 40.31979-05-01: 40.71979-06-01: 41.11979-07-01: 41.31979-08-01: 41.51979-09-01: 41.71979-10-01: 421979-11-01: 42.41979-12-01: 42.51980-01-01: 42.81980-02-01: 43.31980-03-01: 43.91980-04-01: 44.31980-05-01: 44.71980-06-01: 45.21980-07-01: 45.61980-08-01: 461980-09-01: 46.31980-10-01: 471980-11-01: 47.71980-12-01: 47.81981-01-01: 48.31981-02-01: 48.71981-03-01: 49.31981-04-01: 49.61981-05-01: 50.11981-06-01: 50.81981-07-01: 51.21981-08-01: 51.51981-09-01: 51.81981-10-01: 52.31981-11-01: 52.91981-12-01: 52.81982-01-01: 52.81982-02-01: 53.51982-03-01: 54.21982-04-01: 54.51982-05-01: 55.51982-06-01: 55.91982-07-01: 56.21982-08-01: 56.21982-09-01: 56.51982-10-01: 56.91982-11-01: 57.21982-12-01: 57.31983-01-01: 57.41983-02-01: 57.81983-03-01: 58.41983-04-01: 58.61983-05-01: 58.91983-06-01: 59.11983-07-01: 59.41983-08-01: 59.61983-09-01: 59.81983-10-01: 601983-11-01: 60.11983-12-01: 60.21984-01-01: 60.61984-02-01: 60.91984-03-01: 611984-04-01: 61.31984-05-01: 61.41984-06-01: 61.51984-07-01: 621984-08-01: 621984-09-01: 62.11984-10-01: 62.41984-11-01: 62.81984-12-01: 62.81985-01-01: 63.11985-02-01: 63.51985-03-01: 63.91985-04-01: 641985-05-01: 64.31985-06-01: 64.61985-07-01: 64.71985-08-01: 651985-09-01: 651985-10-01: 651985-11-01: 65.11985-12-01: 65.51986-01-01: 65.61986-02-01: 661986-03-01: 661986-04-01: 661986-05-01: 66.51986-06-01: 66.31986-07-01: 66.61986-08-01: 66.71986-09-01: 66.61986-10-01: 671986-11-01: 67.41986-12-01: 67.61987-01-01: 67.81987-02-01: 68.31987-03-01: 68.31987-04-01: 68.51987-05-01: 68.51987-06-01: 68.61987-07-01: 691987-08-01: 691987-09-01: 68.91987-10-01: 69.11987-11-01: 69.71987-12-01: 69.91988-01-01: 69.81988-02-01: 70.21988-03-01: 70.51988-04-01: 70.81988-05-01: 70.61988-06-01: 70.91988-07-01: 71.61988-08-01: 71.91988-09-01: 71.61988-10-01: 71.91988-11-01: 72.31988-12-01: 72.11989-01-01: 72.51989-02-01: 72.61989-03-01: 72.81989-04-01: 73.41989-05-01: 74.31989-06-01: 74.71989-07-01: 75.21989-08-01: 75.21989-09-01: 75.11989-10-01: 75.41989-11-01: 75.81989-12-01: 75.81990-01-01: 76.11990-02-01: 76.91990-03-01: 77.11990-04-01: 77.21990-05-01: 77.71990-06-01: 781990-07-01: 78.41990-08-01: 78.61990-09-01: 78.71990-10-01: 79.11990-11-01: 79.91990-12-01: 80.41991-01-01: 82.81991-02-01: 82.81991-03-01: 83.21991-04-01: 82.71991-05-01: 82.81991-06-01: 82.91991-07-01: 82.81991-08-01: 82.71991-09-01: 831991-10-01: 831991-11-01: 83.41991-12-01: 831992-01-01: 82.71992-02-01: 83.21992-03-01: 83.71992-04-01: 83.81992-05-01: 83.71992-06-01: 83.71992-07-01: 83.61992-08-01: 83.61992-09-01: 83.31992-10-01: 83.31992-11-01: 83.71992-12-01: 83.31993-01-01: 83.41993-02-01: 83.71993-03-01: 83.71993-04-01: 841993-05-01: 84.21993-06-01: 84.31993-07-01: 84.41993-08-01: 84.61993-09-01: 84.71993-10-01: 85.41993-11-01: 85.91993-12-01: 85.71994-01-01: 85.71994-02-01: 85.41994-03-01: 85.71994-04-01: 851994-05-01: 851994-06-01: 85.11994-07-01: 85.31994-08-01: 85.61994-09-01: 85.71994-10-01: 85.61994-11-01: 85.71994-12-01: 85.61995-01-01: 85.71995-02-01: 86.21995-03-01: 86.51995-04-01: 86.61995-05-01: 87.11995-06-01: 86.91995-07-01: 87.21995-08-01: 86.71995-09-01: 86.81995-10-01: 86.71995-11-01: 86.81995-12-01: 86.21996-01-01: 86.71996-02-01: 86.81996-03-01: 87.11996-04-01: 87.61996-05-01: 88.71996-06-01: 88.41996-07-01: 881996-08-01: 88.21996-09-01: 88.51996-10-01: 891996-11-01: 89.31996-12-01: 89.61997-01-01: 89.41997-02-01: 89.61997-03-01: 89.81997-04-01: 901997-05-01: 89.91997-06-01: 89.81997-07-01: 89.91997-08-01: 90.31997-09-01: 90.31997-10-01: 90.41997-11-01: 90.31997-12-01: 90.21998-01-01: 90.71998-02-01: 90.61998-03-01: 90.71998-04-01: 90.51998-05-01: 90.61998-06-01: 90.51998-07-01: 90.61998-08-01: 90.71998-09-01: 89.71998-10-01: 90.71998-11-01: 90.81998-12-01: 90.51999-01-01: 90.31999-02-01: 90.81999-03-01: 90.71999-04-01: 91.61999-05-01: 91.81999-06-01: 91.91999-07-01: 91.91999-08-01: 92.71999-09-01: 93.21999-10-01: 93.31999-11-01: 93.51999-12-01: 93.52000-01-01: 93.52000-02-01: 94.32000-03-01: 94.82000-04-01: 94.42000-05-01: 94.82000-06-01: 95.42000-07-01: 95.22000-08-01: 95.22000-09-01: 962000-10-01: 96.42000-11-01: 972000-12-01: 96.82001-01-01: 96.32001-02-01: 96.42001-03-01: 96.52001-04-01: 97.22001-05-01: 97.62001-06-01: 97.72001-07-01: 97.42001-08-01: 97.32001-09-01: 97.92001-10-01: 97.22001-11-01: 96.92001-12-01: 96.62002-01-01: 96.72002-02-01: 97.22002-03-01: 97.82002-04-01: 99.22002-05-01: 100.22002-06-01: 100.32002-07-01: 100.82002-08-01: 100.82002-09-01: 101.22002-10-01: 101.92002-11-01: 102.22002-12-01: 101.62003-01-01: 102.72003-02-01: 103.82003-03-01: 104.52003-04-01: 103.42003-05-01: 103.12003-06-01: 103.22003-07-01: 103.52003-08-01: 103.62003-09-01: 103.62003-10-01: 103.12003-11-01: 103.32003-12-01: 103.12004-01-01: 103.22004-02-01: 103.72004-03-01: 104.42004-04-01: 104.42004-05-01: 105.22004-06-01: 105.62004-07-01: 105.82004-08-01: 105.72004-09-01: 105.92004-10-01: 106.22004-11-01: 106.72004-12-01: 106.42005-01-01: 106.12005-02-01: 106.42005-03-01: 107.12005-04-01: 107.62005-05-01: 107.82005-06-01: 107.72005-07-01: 108.12005-08-01: 108.82005-09-01: 110.42005-10-01: 109.82005-11-01: 109.12005-12-01: 109.32006-01-01: 109.32006-02-01: 1092006-03-01: 109.62006-04-01: 1112006-05-01: 111.22006-06-01: 1112006-07-01: 111.32006-08-01: 111.42006-09-01: 110.62006-10-01: 110.12006-11-01: 110.42006-12-01: 110.22007-01-01: 110.12007-02-01: 1112007-03-01: 111.92007-04-01: 112.52007-05-01: 113.12007-06-01: 1132007-07-01: 1132007-08-01: 112.72007-09-01: 112.92007-10-01: 112.62007-11-01: 113.52007-12-01: 113.62008-01-01: 113.52008-02-01: 113.92008-03-01: 114.52008-04-01: 115.52008-05-01: 117.12008-06-01: 117.82008-07-01: 117.82008-08-01: 117.72008-09-01: 117.62008-10-01: 116.42008-11-01: 1152008-12-01: 113.42009-01-01: 113.42009-02-01: 114.32009-03-01: 114.52009-04-01: 1152009-05-01: 115.82009-06-01: 116.52009-07-01: 116.62009-08-01: 116.72009-09-01: 116.72009-10-01: 115.92009-11-01: 1172009-12-01: 116.32010-01-01: 116.92010-02-01: 116.92010-03-01: 117.72010-04-01: 117.92010-05-01: 117.82010-06-01: 117.32010-07-01: 118.62010-08-01: 118.72010-09-01: 118.82010-10-01: 119.32010-11-01: 119.62010-12-01: 119.42011-01-01: 120.42011-02-01: 120.92011-03-01: 122.32011-04-01: 122.92011-05-01: 123.22011-06-01: 122.52011-07-01: 122.82011-08-01: 123.22011-09-01: 123.82011-10-01: 123.92011-11-01: 1242011-12-01: 122.72012-01-01: 123.72012-02-01: 124.32012-03-01: 125.32012-04-01: 126.12012-05-01: 125.62012-06-01: 124.82012-07-01: 124.52012-08-01: 1252012-09-01: 125.72012-10-01: 125.62012-11-01: 125.52012-12-01: 124.92013-01-01: 125.42013-02-01: 126.72013-03-01: 126.72013-04-01: 126.82013-05-01: 126.42013-06-01: 126.42013-07-01: 126.42013-08-01: 126.62013-09-01: 127.32013-10-01: 126.72013-11-01: 126.72013-12-01: 126.72014-01-01: 127.42014-02-01: 128.42014-03-01: 128.92014-04-01: 129.12014-05-01: 129.52014-06-01: 129.22014-07-01: 128.92014-08-01: 1292014-09-01: 129.52014-10-01: 129.42014-11-01: 128.62014-12-01: 127.42015-01-01: 126.92015-02-01: 1282015-03-01: 129.62015-04-01: 129.52015-05-01: 130.22015-06-01: 130.22015-07-01: 130.12015-08-01: 1302015-09-01: 129.52015-10-01: 129.82015-11-01: 129.22015-12-01: 128.92016-01-01: 129.42016-02-01: 129.62016-03-01: 130.12016-04-01: 1312016-05-01: 131.62016-06-01: 131.82016-07-01: 131.22016-08-01: 131.22016-09-01: 131.62016-10-01: 131.62016-11-01: 130.92016-12-01: 130.62017-01-01: 131.72017-02-01: 131.42017-03-01: 131.82017-04-01: 1322017-05-01: 132.22017-06-01: 132.42017-07-01: 132.42017-08-01: 132.62017-09-01: 133.32017-10-01: 132.82017-11-01: 133.22017-12-01: 132.82018-01-01: 133.52018-02-01: 134.42018-03-01: 1352018-04-01: 135.72018-05-01: 135.22018-06-01: 135.32018-07-01: 1362018-08-01: 136.22018-09-01: 135.52018-10-01: 136.62018-11-01: 135.62018-12-01: 134.92019-01-01: 1352019-02-01: 135.72019-03-01: 136.82019-04-01: 137.42019-05-01: 137.82019-06-01: 137.42019-07-01: 138.52019-08-01: 138.42019-09-01: 138.42019-10-01: 1382019-11-01: 138.42019-12-01: 137.92020-01-01: 138.52020-02-01: 139.12020-03-01: 1382020-04-01: 136.62020-05-01: 136.52020-06-01: 137.62020-07-01: 137.82020-08-01: 137.52020-09-01: 137.52020-10-01: 138.42020-11-01: 138.72020-12-01: 138.72021-01-01: 140.32021-02-01: 140.82021-03-01: 141.82021-04-01: 142.32021-05-01: 143.12021-06-01: 143.22021-07-01: 144.22021-08-01: 144.52021-09-01: 144.62021-10-01: 145.92021-11-01: 1462021-12-01: 145.42022-01-01: 147.22022-02-01: 148.82022-03-01: 151.42022-04-01: 152.42022-05-01: 155.72022-06-01: 156.52022-07-01: 156.72022-08-01: 155.72022-09-01: 155.22022-10-01: 157.12022-11-01: 158.52022-12-01: 156.42023-01-01: 157.32023-02-01: 158.42023-03-01: 158.42023-04-01: 159.32023-05-01: 158.82023-06-01: 159.42023-07-01: 162.12023-08-01: 1632023-09-01: 162.72023-10-01: 162.22023-11-01: 162.52023-12-01: 162.12024-01-01: 1622024-02-01: 162.82024-03-01: 163.72024-04-01: 164.32024-05-01: 164.72024-06-01: 1652024-07-01: 165.92024-08-01: 1652024-09-01: 164.12024-10-01: 164.62024-11-01: 165.22024-12-01: 163.62025-01-01: 164.12025-02-01: 166.32025-03-01: 167.42025-04-01: 166.52025-05-01: 166.92025-06-01: 167.72025-07-01: 168.62025-08-01: 168.62025-09-01: 168.62025-10-01: 168.82025-11-01: 169.12025-12-01: 168.72026-01-01: 168.52026-02-01: 169.22026-03-01: 172.42026-04-01: 173.72026-05-01: 175.52026-06-01: 175.52026-07-01: 177.12026-08-01: 177.2
Source: Statistics Canada, Consumer Price Index via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Notes

Source: Statistics Canada

Release: Consumer Price Index

Units: Index, 2002=100, Not seasonally adjusted

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Nova Scotia all-items CPI on a 2002=100 base, not seasonally adjusted. Provincial CPIs reveal where inflation is running hotter or cooler than the national average. Published monthly.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, CPI: Nova Scotia CPI_NS, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/CPI_NS, October 9, 2026.

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