Global Inflation Data Calendar: Aug 17–28

Canada – August 17, 2026

Statistics Canada is scheduled to publish a batch of inflation gauges on Aug 17, 2026 at 12:30 UTC.

• CPI m/m carries a High impact rating and is forecast at 0.4%, following a previous reading of -0.4%.
• Median CPI y/y is also rated High impact and is scheduled for the same release window.
• Trimmed CPI y/y is forecast to hold at 1.8%, matching its previous reading, and is likewise rated High impact.
• Common CPI y/y, a Medium-impact measure, is forecast to ease to 2.5% from 2.6% previously.
• Core CPI m/m, rated Low impact, is due two minutes later at 12:32 UTC after previously printing 0.1%.

United Kingdom – August 19, 2026

The UK's Office for National Statistics has several releases scheduled for Aug 19, 2026 at 06:00 UTC.

• CPI y/y is rated High impact and forecast to rise to 2.9% from 2.6% previously.
• Core CPI y/y, rated Low impact, is forecast at 2.5%, down from a previous 2.6%.
• PPI Input m/m, rated Low impact, is forecast at 0.0% versus a previous -2.0%.
• PPI Output m/m, also Low impact, is forecast at 0.2% versus a previous 0.0%.
• RPI y/y, rated Low impact, previously stood at 3.0%.
• HPI y/y, rated Low impact, is forecast at 1.9% versus a previous 2.7%, with release due at 08:30 UTC the same day.

Eurozone – August 19, 2026

• Final Core CPI y/y, rated Low impact, is forecast at 2.5%, unchanged from the previous reading, due at 09:00 UTC.
• Final CPI y/y, also Low impact, is forecast at 2.9%, matching its previous value, due at the same time.

August 20, 2026: German and Canadian Producer Prices

• German PPI m/m, denominated in EUR and rated Low impact, is forecast at 0.5% versus a previous -0.3%, due at 06:00 UTC.
• Canada's IPPI m/m, rated Low impact, is forecast at -0.4% versus a previous -1.4%, due at 12:30 UTC.
• Canada's NHPI m/m, rated Low impact, is forecast at 0.0% versus a previous -0.1%, due at the same time.
• Canada's RMPI m/m, rated Low impact, is forecast at -1.8% versus a previous -6.9%.

August 21, 2026: Canadian Retail Sales

Retail Sales m/m, rated Low impact, is forecast at 0.4% versus a previous 1.0%, due at 12:30 UTC.

Core Retail Sales m/m, also rated Low impact, is scheduled for the same release window.

August 24–28, 2026: Growth, Housing and Labour Data

• Canada's Corporate Profits q/q, rated Low impact, previously stood at -2.0%, with the next release due Aug 24, 2026 at 12:30 UTC.
• Germany's Final GDP q/q, rated Low impact, is scheduled for Aug 25, 2026 at 06:00 UTC.
• US HPI m/m, rated Low impact, is forecast at 0.2% versus a previous 0.3%, due Aug 25, 2026 at 13:00 UTC.
• The US S&P/CS Composite-20 HPI y/y, rated Low impact, is forecast at 1.9% versus a previous 1.6%, due at the same time.
• Australia's CPI m/m, rated High impact, is forecast at 0.9% versus a previous -0.1%, due Aug 26, 2026 at 01:30 UTC.
• Australia's Trimmed Mean CPI m/m, also rated High impact, is forecast at 0.3%, unchanged from the previous reading, due at the same time.
• Eurozone Private Loans y/y, rated Low impact, is forecast at 2.9% versus a previous 3.0%, due Aug 27, 2026 at 08:00 UTC.
• German Import Prices m/m, rated Low impact, is forecast at 0.3% versus a previous -0.7%, due Aug 28, 2026 at 06:00 UTC.
• French Final Private Payrolls q/q, rated Low impact, is forecast at -0.1%, unchanged from the previous reading, due Aug 28, 2026 at 06:45 UTC.
• Spanish Flash CPI y/y, rated Low impact, is forecast at 4.2% versus a previous 3.6%, due Aug 28, 2026 at 07:00 UTC.
• German Unemployment Change, rated Low impact, is forecast at 4K versus a previous 6K, due Aug 28, 2026 at 07:55 UTC.
• Canada's GDP m/m, rated High impact, is forecast at 0.2% versus a previous 0.3%, due Aug 28, 2026 at 12:30 UTC.