Canada Fuel price inflation: 27.79% (September 2026) – latest figures and trend
Are fuel prices still rising?
Yes. In September 2026, motor fuel prices in Canada were 27.79% higher than a year earlier. That is a bigger rise than 22.78% in August 2026.
The latest fuel price inflation for Canada is 27.79% (September 2026), according to Statistics Canada. The table below lists every value we have collected, newest first.
Latest value27.79% Reference period: September 2026
Previous (August 2026): 22.78% · +5.01 percentage points
Statistics Canada · Sources · Last checked with the source
About this indicator
- Official series
- motor fuel price inflation (12-month change)
- Unit
- %
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Sources
- Source: Statistics Canada. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada — license
- The 12-month change is calculated by Vernumo from the official index; it is not a figure published by the source.
- We record revisions when the source changes a value we already collected.
- We do not receive a provisional/final flag from the source, so recent values may still be revised.
| Period | Value | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 27.79% | Statistics Canada |
| 2026-08 | 22.78% | Statistics Canada |
| 2026-07 | 25.73% | Statistics Canada |
| 2026-06 | 20.49% | Statistics Canada |
| 2026-05 | 33.19% | Statistics Canada |
| 2026-04 | 28.56% | Statistics Canada |
| 2026-03 | 5.92% | Statistics Canada |
| 2026-02 | -14.2% | Statistics Canada |
| 2026-01 | -16.67% | Statistics Canada |
| 2025-12 | -13.76% | Statistics Canada |
| 2025-11 | -7.77% | Statistics Canada |
| 2025-10 | -9.36% | Statistics Canada |
| 2025-09 | -4.12% | Statistics Canada |
| 2025-08 | -12.67% | Statistics Canada |
| 2025-07 | -16.11% | Statistics Canada |
| 2025-06 | -13.45% | Statistics Canada |
| 2025-05 | -15.5% | Statistics Canada |
| 2025-04 | -18.11% | Statistics Canada |
Questions people ask
What is the latest fuel price inflation in Canada?
27.79% in September 2026, according to Statistics Canada.
Is the fuel price inflation in Canada rising or falling?
It rose by 5.01 percentage points from August 2026. A year earlier (September 2025) it was -4.12%.
How does Canada compare with other countries on fuel price inflation?
In September 2026, it ranked 10th of 19 countries compared here, from highest to lowest: Germany 36.8%, France 34.3%, U.S. 34.2%, Austria 34.2%, Belgium 33.9%, Finland 32.7%, Denmark 31.5%, Spain 30.8%, UK 29.8%, Canada 27.79%, Netherlands 27.3%, Italy 26.7%, Norway 26.3%, Australia 23.6%, Switzerland 22.4%, Sweden 19.9%, Ireland 17.7%, South Korea 11.84%, Japan -2.5%.