Technical supplement for the April 2020 Consumer Price Index. : CS62-0014/2020-6E-PDF

"The COVID-19 outbreak, declared a pandemic on March 11, has caused federal, provincial/territorial and municipal governments across Canada to take measures to limit its spread and reduce its impact. By April, all provinces and territories had declared a state of public health emergency and measures were enacted across the country to restrict the movement of people, order the temporary closure of businesses and introduce payment deferral programs to reduce the financial impact on consumers. The collection and compilation of the April 2020 Consumer Price Index (CPI) were impacted by these measures as in-person field collection was conducted remotely, and imputation strategies were required to address an increased number of temporary business closures and out-of-stock products. These strategies were implemented according to international guidelines, and following consultation with other national statistical organizations"--Background, page 3.

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