STATISTICS AVAILABLE:

Rates and Statistics

• Target for the Overnight Rate
  This is the Bank's official rate, and equals the middle of the Bank’s operating band for overnight financing.

• Bond Yields | Treasury Bill Yields
  Search selected securities yields. Past ten years.
• Canadian Interest Rates
  Target for the Overnight Rate, Bank rate, prime rate, mortgage rates, GICs, corporate paper, etc. Past ten years.
• Commodity Price Index
  Weekly, monthly and annual indices are published.
• Consumer price index
  1995-present
• Exchange Rates
• Foreign Exchange Intervention
  Updated if and when the Bank intervenes in foreign exchange markets.
• Indicators of Capacity and Inflation Pressures for Canada (New)
• Inflation Calculator
  The Calculator demonstrates the effects of inflation from 1914 to the present.
• Investment Calculator
  The Investment Calculator shows the effects of inflation on investments and savings.

• Monetary Conditions Index
  The MCI captures the effect monetary policy has on the economy both through interest rates and the exchange rate.

• Money Market Yields
  Overnight money market rate; prime corporate paper rate; treasury bill mid-market closing rates.
• Official International Reserves
  Posted on the the first business day following the 8th, 15th and 23rd day of each month.
• Selected Historical Interest Rates
  PDF documents excerpted from Selected Canadian and International Interest Rates including Bond Yields and Interest Arbitrage. Published annually. See also dataBANK look-up service.
• Summary of Key Monetary Policy Variables
  In HTML format. Includes graphs.
• S&P/TSX Composite Index
  (previously : TSE Composite (300) Index)
  Mid-market closing value.
• U.S. Interest Rates
  Past ten years.
• Weekly Financial Statistics
  Published each Friday

International Monetary Fund: Special Data Dissemination Standard Site (SDDS)

• Canada: Economic and financial data
  (Statistics Canada) The data shown in this page correspond to the data described on the International Monetary Fund's Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB).

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Research and Publications

Research -

• Working papers
• Technical reports
• Topic Index
• Bank of Canada Review
• Conference papers and proceedings
• Highlights of Policy-relevant Research

General Publications -

• Annual Report
• booklet
• Speeches and statements by the Governor
• Surveys
• Periodicals -
• Bank of Canada Review
• Financial System Review
• Monetary Policy Report
• Weekly Financial Statistics
• Business Outlook Survey
• Backgrounders
• Monographs and collections
• – 2001 (PDF)
• Technical Background Document 1: A Brief Review of the Literature on Whether a Low-inflation Regime Leads to Economic Difficulties
• Technical Background Document 2: Lower Rates of Inflation and Improved Economic Outcomes
• Ad Hoc Publications
  Miscellaneous publications, including guidelines, discussion papers, etc.