Monthly commodity terms-of-trade intelligence for Canada from the Bank of Canada Commodity Price Index (BCPI_MONTHLY, 1972=100, unadjusted): the headline index plus energy, ex-energy, metals and minerals, forestry, agriculture and fisheries sub-indexes, with calendar-year production weights (BCPI_WEIGHTS), monthly from 1972-01. Year-over-year and month-over-month growth for every series, the energy-minus-non-energy growth spread, a 5-component breadth diffusion gauge (YoY above 5%), 3-month annualized momentum on the 12-month moving average, energy-weight context and a dominant-driver label per month. A documented 0-100 commodity-pressure score blends headline YoY growth, breadth and the energy spread, ranked across the full panel (1 = hottest) with c1 (hot) .. c4 (cool) tiers; record-12m-high, energy-surge and collapse flags mark extremes. Full-history panel 1973-01 onward. Bank of Canada Terms of Use (commercial reuse allowed); source: Bank of Canada Valet web service.

Source: Bank of Canada commodity price index intelligence
Rows: 644
Columns: 33
Source cadence: Monthly
Last refreshed: Sep 27, 2026
Theme: economy

Column	Type	Description
month	string	Reference month, first day of month (ISO date).
country_code	string	ISO alpha-3 country code (CAN for all rows).
as_of	string	Latest complete month in the snapshot (pinned for idempotent re-runs).
bcpi_total	float	Bank of Canada Commodity Price Index: BCPI total (headline) (1972=100, unadjusted). (unit: index points)
bcpi_energy	float	Bank of Canada Commodity Price Index: BCPI energy (1972=100, unadjusted). (unit: index points)
bcpi_ex_energy	float	Bank of Canada Commodity Price Index: BCPI excluding energy (1972=100, unadjusted). (unit: index points)
bcpi_metals	float	Bank of Canada Commodity Price Index: BCPI metals and minerals (1972=100, unadjusted). (unit: index points)
bcpi_forestry	float	Bank of Canada Commodity Price Index: BCPI forestry (1972=100, unadjusted). (unit: index points)
bcpi_agriculture	float	Bank of Canada Commodity Price Index: BCPI agriculture (1972=100, unadjusted). (unit: index points)
bcpi_fish	float	Bank of Canada Commodity Price Index: BCPI fisheries (1972=100, unadjusted). (unit: index points)
yoy_pct_bcpi_total	float	Year-over-year percent change of bcpi total (headline) (season-free). (unit: percent)
yoy_pct_bcpi_energy	float	Year-over-year percent change of bcpi energy (season-free). (unit: percent)
yoy_pct_bcpi_ex_energy	float	Year-over-year percent change of bcpi excluding energy (season-free). (unit: percent)
yoy_pct_bcpi_metals	float	Year-over-year percent change of bcpi metals and minerals (season-free). (unit: percent)
yoy_pct_bcpi_forestry	float	Year-over-year percent change of bcpi forestry (season-free). (unit: percent)
yoy_pct_bcpi_agriculture	float	Year-over-year percent change of bcpi agriculture (season-free). (unit: percent)
yoy_pct_bcpi_fish	float	Year-over-year percent change of bcpi fisheries (season-free). (unit: percent)
mom_pct_bcpi_total	float	Month-over-month percent change of the headline BCPI. (unit: percent)
mom_pct_bcpi_energy	float	Month-over-month percent change of the BCPI energy sub-index. (unit: percent)
energy_nonenergy_spread_pp	float	Energy YoY minus ex-energy YoY: the terms-of-trade pulse; positive values mean energy prices are outrunning the rest of the commodity basket. (unit: percentage points)
breadth_above5_pct	float	Share of the five sub-indexes (energy, metals, forestry, agriculture, fisheries) with YoY growth above 5%; diffusion-style gauge of how broad commodity price pressure is. (unit: percent)
trend_3m_ann_bcpi	float	3-month change of the trailing 12-month moving average of the headline BCPI, annualized. Null for the first two panel months (moving-average warm-up). (unit: percent per year)
energy_weight_pct	float	Calendar-year production weight of the energy component (WTI + WCS + Brent + natural gas + coal) in the BCPI. (unit: percent)
top_driver	string	Dominant driver: the sub-index (energy/metals/forestry/agriculture/fish) with the largest absolute YoY change that month.
record_12m_high_flag	boolean	True when the headline BCPI is at its trailing 12-month high.
energy_surge_flag	boolean	True when BCPI energy YoY exceeds 25 percentage points.
collapse_flag	boolean	True when headline BCPI YoY falls below -20 percentage points.
pressure_score	float	0-100 commodity-pressure score: 100(0.40min-max winsorized (+/-40pp) headline YoY + 0.30min-max breadth above 5% + 0.30min-max winsorized (+/-30pp) energy-nonenergy spread), min-max normalized across the full panel; 50 when degenerate. Null when any component is unavailable. (unit: score)
pressure_rank	integer	Pressure rank across the full panel (1 = hottest); deterministic tie-breaks on headline YoY then month. Null when the score is null.
pressure_tier	string	c1 hot (>=70) / c2 firm (>=45) / c3 soft (>=20) / c4 cool (<20); null when the score is null.
source_url	string	Bank of Canada Valet web service URL.
source_retrieved	string	Source data vintage: latest reference month present in the retrieved series (content-pinned so identical re-fetches hash identically).
row_hash	string	SHA-256 (truncated) of the row's content fields.

First 10 sample rows — a preview, not the complete dataset.

month	country_code	as_of	bcpi_total	bcpi_energy	bcpi_ex_energy	bcpi_metals	bcpi_forestry	bcpi_agriculture	bcpi_fish	yoy_pct_bcpi_total	yoy_pct_bcpi_energy	yoy_pct_bcpi_ex_energy	yoy_pct_bcpi_metals	yoy_pct_bcpi_forestry	yoy_pct_bcpi_agriculture	yoy_pct_bcpi_fish	mom_pct_bcpi_total	mom_pct_bcpi_energy	energy_nonenergy_spread_pp	breadth_above5_pct	trend_3m_ann_bcpi	energy_weight_pct	top_driver	record_12m_high_flag	energy_surge_flag	collapse_flag	pressure_score	pressure_rank	pressure_tier	source_url	source_retrieved	row_hash
1973-01-01	CAN	2026-08-01	114.42	104.3	116.75	106.83	108.9	132.48	128.94	14.42	4.3	16.75	6.83	8.9	32.48	28.94	3.707	2.617	-12.45	80	—	17.57	agriculture	true	false	false	59.98	261	c2	https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/	2026-08-01	79dbfc1781c4ab64
1973-02-01	CAN	2026-08-01	117.58	104.39	120.66	111.75	114.27	134.98	110.85	17.112	4.62	20.024	10.929	14.133	33.379	24.705	2.762	0.086	-15.404	80	—	17.57	agriculture	true	false	false	59.85	263	c2	https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/	2026-08-01	6f1eff81e040e320
1973-03-01	CAN	2026-08-01	122.04	104.88	126.1	120.56	122.32	136.02	108.79	20.7	4.828	24.42	18.919	22.027	32.664	9.922	3.793	0.469	-19.593	80	17.967	17.57	agriculture	true	false	false	59.55	270	c2	https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/	2026-08-01	ad68aa3145b04c86
1973-04-01	CAN	2026-08-01	124.13	106.04	128.42	123.89	126.45	135.96	114.73	22.707	6.21	26.585	22.409	25.26	33.19	11.28	1.713	1.106	-20.375	100	20.847	17.57	agriculture	true	false	false	66.17	172	c2	https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/	2026-08-01	b03bace6598007d2
1973-05-01	CAN	2026-08-01	130.09	109.94	134.89	128	130.31	146.78	112.66	27.689	9.94	31.857	26.42	27.355	41.775	30.545	4.801	3.678	-21.917	100	24.57	17.57	agriculture	true	false	false	67.89	153	c2	https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/	2026-08-01	cda528d3d618566a
1973-06-01	CAN	2026-08-01	134.35	112.39	139.62	135.25	124.86	161.21	95.09	31.587	12.21	36.175	34.083	21.294	55.533	4.84	3.275	2.228	-23.964	80	28.295	17.57	agriculture	true	false	false	62.81	220	c2	https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/	2026-08-01	f419a0c872362f0e
1973-07-01	CAN	2026-08-01	141.44	114.06	148.14	142.97	125.66	178	127.39	36.393	13.696	41.815	42.131	19.676	66.557	30.764	5.277	1.486	-28.119	100	33.216	17.57	agriculture	true	false	false	69.14	146	c2	https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/	2026-08-01	129452b28961dc47
1973-08-01	CAN	2026-08-01	149.73	115.52	158.29	144.01	125.41	208.87	120.67	42.859	14.139	49.882	42.331	19.29	90.888	19.44	5.861	1.28	-35.743	100	38.67	17.57	agriculture	true	false	false	70	140	c1	https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/	2026-08-01	832baebe4e9e7dbb
1973-09-01	CAN	2026-08-01	147.38	119.49	154.17	145.03	128.75	190.54	126.87	39.301	18.061	44.313	40.997	22.258	71.257	19.756	-1.569	3.437	-26.252	100	41.122	17.57	agriculture	false	false	false	71.52	125	c1	https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/	2026-08-01	c4fd2636b9190165
1973-10-01	CAN	2026-08-01	146.52	119.68	153.04	150.72	129.4	182.27	127.65	37.59	18.308	42.125	46.772	21.093	62.552	19.032	-0.584	0.159	-23.817	100	40.719	17.57	agriculture	false	false	false	71.89	123	c1	https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/	2026-08-01	1b58fc3062932ced

Sep 27, 2026Current
20260927T062705Z-a0246f12b488 · sha256 a0246f12b488…
644 rows · first snapshot

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ds = requests.get("https://datazimuts.com/v1/datasets/boc_bcpi_intel/ca_commodity_terms_trade_monthly").json()
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for row in ds.get("sample_rows", [])[:5]:
    print(row)

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Bank of Canada commodity price index intelligence. (2026). Canadian commodity terms-of-trade intelligence (monthly) [Data set, snapshot 20260927T062705Z-a0246f12b488, sha256 a0246f12b488]. Datazimuts. Retrieved 2026-09-27, from https://datazimuts.com/en/datasets/boc_bcpi_intel/ca_commodity_terms_trade_monthly?snapshot=20260927T062705Z-a0246f12b488

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@misc{dz_boc_bcpi_intel_ca_commodity_terms_trade__a0246f12,
  title        = {{Canadian commodity terms-of-trade intelligence (monthly)}},
  author       = {{Bank of Canada commodity price index intelligence}},
  year         = {2026},
  publisher    = {Datazimuts},
  howpublished = {\url{https://datazimuts.com/en/datasets/boc_bcpi_intel/ca_commodity_terms_trade_monthly?snapshot=20260927T062705Z-a0246f12b488}},
  note         = {Snapshot 20260927T062705Z-a0246f12b488, sha256 a0246f12b4888f128bc42cbd499d7d0eb6785caa1e13ca7b6fe5a171baab4032; accessed 2026-09-27}
}

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