Inflation and prices

• October 27, 2015

  Inflation Targeting—A Matter of Time

  Remarks Timothy Lane CFA Society Atlantic Canada Halifax, Nova Scotia

  Deputy Governor Tim Lane discusses monetary policy decision making and how the Bank assesses the underlying trend in inflation.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Econometric and statistical methods, Exchange rates, Inflation and prices, Inflation targets, Monetary and financial indicators, Monetary policy framework

• A Comprehensive Evaluation of Measures of Core Inflation for Canada

  Staff Discussion Paper 2015-12 Mikael Khan, Louis Morel, Patrick Sabourin

  This paper evaluates the usefulness of various measures of core inflation for the conduct of monetary policy. Traditional exclusion-based measures of core inflation are found to perform relatively poorly across a range of evaluation criteria, in part due to their inability to filter unanticipated transitory shocks.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers Topic(s): Inflation and prices, Monetary policy framework JEL Code(s): E, E3, E31, E5, E52
• October 21, 2015

  Release of the Monetary Policy Report

  Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz, Carolyn A. Wilkins Ottawa, Ontario

  Press conference following the release of the Monetary Policy Report.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Topic(s): Inflation and prices, Interest rates, Monetary policy, Potential output, Recent economic and financial developments, Regional economic developments

• Exchange Rate Pass-Through to Consumer Prices: Theory and Recent Evidence

  Staff Discussion Paper 2015-9 Laurence Savoie-Chabot, Mikael Khan

  In an open economy such as Canada’s, exchange rate movements can have a material impact on consumer prices. This is particularly important in the current context, with the significant depreciation of the Canadian dollar vis-a-vis the U.S. dollar since late 2012.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers Topic(s): Exchange rates, Inflation and prices JEL Code(s): E, E3, E31, E5, E52, F, F3, F31