12-month change:

1. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.0% in the 12 months to April, following a 1.5% increase in March. The April 2014 rise was the largest since April 2012.
2. The larger year-over-year rise in the CPI in April compared with March was led by energy prices, which increased 8.4% in the 12 months to April, after rising 4.6% in March.
3. Prices increased in all major components in the 12 months to April. The increase in the CPI was led by higher prices for shelter, transportation and food.
4. Consumer prices rose at faster year-over-year rates in six provinces in April compared with March. The largest accelerations occurred in British Columbia and Ontario. Prince Edward Island and Alberta saw prices rise at slower year-over-year rates in April than in March.

Month-to-month change:

1. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.2% in April, following a 0.3% rise in March.
2. On a monthly basis and before seasonal adjustment, the CPI rose 0.3% in April, after increasing 0.6% in March.

Bank of Canada’s Core Index:

1. The Bank of Canada’s core index rose 1.4% in the 12 months to April, after increasing 1.3% in March.