Central Banks & Monetary

Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations

Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations (group CSCE). Quarterly survey of about 2,000 household heads on inflation expectations, labour market conditions, household income and spending, and financial vulnerability. Results feed into the Bank of Canada's assessment of expected inflation anchoring.

Published alongside the Monetary Policy Report each quarter.

get/api/v1/boc/consumer-survey

Query parameters

recent_yearsinteger

Number of years of survey history.

Response

Quarterly consumer-expectation indicators across inflation, labour, spending, and finance questions.

Example response

{
  "meta": {
    "endpoint": "/api/v1/fred/us/cpi",
    "data_time": "2026-04-16T14:30:00Z",
    "response_time": "2026-04-16T14:30:12Z",
    "provider": "Sugra API v1.0.1",
    "source": "sugra_crypto",
    "attribution": "Short interest and Reg SHO daily short volume data is owned by and sourced from FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority).",
    "fallback_chain": [
      "sugra_crypto",
      "sugra_finance"
    ]
  }
}

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