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Annual index numbers of wholesale price groups, selected years, 1913 to 1946, and monthly index numbers, 1946 and 1947
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| General wholesale | Consumer goods | Producers goods | Raw and partly manufactured goods | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| index (1928=100) | ||||
| 1913 | 64.0 | 62.0 | 67.7 | 63.8 |
| 1920 | 155.9 | 136.1 | 164.3 | 154.1 |
| 1922 | 97.3 | 96.9 | 98.8 | 94.7 |
| 1929 | 95.6 | 94.7 | 96.1 | 97.5 |
| 1933 | 67.1 | 71.1 | 63.1 | 56.6 |
| 1939 | 75.4 | 75.9 | 70.4 | 67.5 |
| 1940 | 82.9 | 83.4 | 78.7 | 75.3 |
| 1941 | 90.0 | 91.1 | 83.6 | 81.8 |
| 1942 | 95.6 | 95.6 | 88.3 | 90.1 |
| 1943 | 100.0 | 97.0 | 95.1 | 99.1 |
| 1944 | 102.5 | 97.4 | 99.9 | 10.4 |
| 1945 | 103.6 | 98.1 | 100.7 | 105.6 |
| 1946 | 108.7 | 101.1 | 105.7 | 109.5 |
| 1946 | ||||
| January | 104.6 | 97.8 | 102.1 | 106.0 |
| February | 105.3 | 98.1 | 103.4 | 106.9 |
| March | 105.6 | 99.0 | 103.6 | 107.0 |
| April | 108.4 | 100.9 | 105.1 | 108.2 |
| May | 109.0 | 101.0 | 105.8 | 109.1 |
| June | 109.3 | 101.4 | 106.4 | 109.8 |
| July | 109.7 | 102.1 | 106.2 | 110.2 |
| August | 109.3 | 101.6 | 105.9 | 108.6 |
| September | 109.2 | 101.5 | 105.9 | 108.2 |
| October | 111.0 | 103.1 | 107.4 | 112.3 |
| November | 111.6 | 103.3 | 108.1 | 113.5 |
| December | 112.0 | 103.1 | 108.9 | 113.6 |
| 19411 | ||||
| January | 114.2 | 104.1 | 111.3 | 115.2 |
| February | 118.1 | 107.2 | 117.4 | 119.4 |
| March | 120.4 | 108.6 | 121.2 | 123.8 |
| April | 122.9 | 110.8 | 123.6 | 125.6 |
| May | 125.3 | 112.5 | 125.6 | 128.1 |
| June | 127.8 | 116.5 | 128.5 | 129.3 |
| Fully and chiefly manufactured goods | Canadian farm products | Building and construction materials | Industrial materials | |
| index (1928=100) | ||||
| 1913 | 64.8 | 64.1 | 67.0 | - |
| 1920 | 156.5 | 160.6 | 144.0 | - |
| 1922 | 100.4 | 88.0 | 108.7 | - |
| 1929 | 93.0 | 100.8 | 99.0 | 91.8 |
| 1933 | 70.2 | 51.0 | 78.3 | 54.1 |
| 1939 | 75.3 | 64.3 | 89.7 | 69.0 |
| 1940 | 81.5 | 67.6 | 95.6 | 79.0 |
| 1941 | 88.8 | 72.8 | 107.3 | 87.3 |
| 1942 | 91.9 | 85.0 | 115.2 | 94.2 |
| 1943 | 93.1 | 97.9 | 121.2 | 97.6 |
| 1944 | 93.6 | 107.1 | 127.3 | 99.8 |
| 1945 | 94.0 | 109.7 | 127.3 | 99.8 |
| 1946 | 98.8 | 111.9 | 134.8 | 103.6 |
| 1946 | ||||
| January | 95.3 | 109.6 | 128.1 | 99.9 |
| February | 95.5 | 110.3 | 128.5 | 100.4 |
| March | 96.0 | 110.3 | 128.6 | 99.9 |
| April | 98.6 | 101.7 | 135.2 | 102.3 |
| May | 98.6 | 111.5 | 135.2 | 102.5 |
| June | 98.7 | 112.7 | 135.2 | 103.3 |
| July | 98.9 | 113.8 | 134.7 | 103.1 |
| August | 99.6 | 111.5 | 135.8 | 106.5 |
| September | 99.8 | 110.9 | 135.8 | 106.8 |
| October | 101.4 | 113.3 | 137.6 | 106.1 |
| November | 101.4 | 113.8 | 140.9 | 105.8 |
| December | 101.7 | 113.9 | 141.7 | 106.4 |
| 19411 | ||||
| January | 103.7 | 114.4 | 148.3 | 108.2 |
| February | 106.8 | 115.5 | 151.5 | 120.1 |
| March | 107.7 | 116.4 | 151.5 | 122.6 |
| April | 111.8 | 116.9 | 152.4 | 126.7 |
| May | 113.4 | 118.5 | 160.2 | 128.0 |
| June | 115.6 | 119.2 | 164.0 | 131.6 |
| 1. Subject to revision. | ||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1947. | ||||
