Sector Based Producer Price Indexes: announcement

Today, Statistics Canada announces the creation of the Sector Based Producer Price Indexes. These indexes have been built to measure price changes across four producer sectors energy, non-energy, goods and services using a methodology developed by the Bank of Canada. The indexes will be published for the first time on October 9, 2026. These data support research on firms' price-setting behaviours and inflation dynamics, including the development of economic models.

Our take: This new producer-price tracking won't move the needle for your deal flow today, but it signals tighter inflation monitoring ahead—expect OSFI stress tests and CMHC underwriting to get sharper on input-cost assumptions for operations and capex.

In your underwriting: Lenders may tighten expense escalation assumptions in debt service calculations and require more granular cost-pressure scenarios on utilities, maintenance, and capex reserves.

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