| Canadian Public Opinion Trends | |||||||||
| Source | Canadian Opinion Research Archive | ||||||||
| http:///www.queensu.ca/cora/trends | |||||||||
| Inflation | |||||||||
| In your opinion, will the rate of inflation increase or decrease in the next six months? | |||||||||
| Year | Month | Increase | Decrease | Remain the Same | DK | Valid N | Variable | Survey | Firm |
| 1978 | June | 79.5 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 1.9 | 1913 | Q10 | FC784 | Environics |
| 1978 | September | 81.3 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 1812 | Q28 | FC785 | Environics |
| 1978 | November | 82.4 | 4.5 | 9.1 | 3.9 | 1850 | Q12 | FC791 | Environics |
| 1979 | March | 67.1 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 7.4 | 1967 | Q4 | FC792 | Environics |
| 1979 | May | 72.1 | 10.7 | 11.5 | 5.7 | 1893 | Q2 | FC793 | Environics |
| 1979 | June | 81.4 | 6.3 | 9.8 | 2.5 | 1772 | Q2 | FC794 | Environics |
| 1979 | September | 86.7 | 3.8 | 6.8 | 2.7 | 1876 | Q2 | FC795 | Environics |
| 1979 | November | 87.4 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 4 | 1836 | Q2 | FC801 | Environics |
| 1980 | February | 83.9 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 3.7 | 1935 | Q2 | FC802 | Environics |
| 1980 | April | 81.4 | 6.9 | 8.4 | 3.3 | 1868 | Q2 | FC803 | Environics |
| 1980 | June | 80.1 | 7.3 | 9.8 | 2.8 | 1923 | Q2 | FC804 | Environics |
| 1980 | September | 88 | 2.9 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 1917 | Q2 | FC805 | Environics |
| 1980 | November | 89.2 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 1938 | Q2 | FC811 | Environics |
| 1981 | June | 87.2 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 1960 | Q2 | FC814 | Environics |
| 1981 | November | 79 | 8 | 10.8 | 2.2 | 1084 | Q2 | FC821 | Environics |
| 1982 | June | 78.7 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 3 | 1998 | Q2 | FC824 | Environics |
| 1982 | September | 53.6 | 29.4 | 13.3 | 3.7 | 2011 | Q9 | FC825 | Environics |
| 1982 | November | 50.6 | 29.3 | 16.7 | 3.5 | 2017 | Q2 | FC831 | Environics |
| 1983 | February | 37.7 | 44.7 | 14.1 | 3.4 | 2019 | Q5 | FC832 | Environics |
| 1983 | April | 42.3 | 36 | 18.1 | 3.7 | 2024 | Q5 | FC833 | Environics |
| 1983 | June | 41.4 | 35.3 | 20.3 | 2.9 | 2020 | Q2 | FC834 | Environics |
| 1983 | September | 53.1 | 20.9 | 22.5 | 3.5 | 2011 | Q2 | FC835 | Environics |
| 1983 | November | 47.5 | 26 | 22.6 | 3.8 | 2009 | Q3 | FC841 | Environics |
| 1984 | June | 68.5 | 13.2 | 15.4 | 3 | 2019 | Q3 | FC844 | Environics |
| 1984 | November | 56.4 | 19.1 | 20.2 | 4.2 | 2021 | Q2 | FC851 | Environics |
| 1985 | June | 59.2 | 15.6 | 21.7 | 3.5 | 2058 | Q2 | FC854 | Environics |
| 1985 | November | 64.1 | 11 | 20.9 | 4 | 2040 | Q2 | FC861 | Environics |
| 1986 | November | 68.6 | 8.1 | 20.3 | 3.1 | 2004 | Q5 | FC871 | Environics |
| 1987 | May | 65.5 | 10.5 | 20.3 | 3.7 | 2033 | Q3 | FC873 | Environics |
| 1987 | November | 66.8 | 7.6 | 20.6 | 4.9 | 2044 | Q5 | FC881 | Environics |
| 1988 | May | 66.3 | 9 | 19 | 5.8 | 2053 | Q6 | FC883 | Environics |
| 1988 | December | 68 | 8 | 18.5 | 5.5 | 2006 | Q6 | FC891 | Environics |
| 1989 | June | 76.1 | 6.5 | 12.8 | 4.6 | 2003 | Q7 | FC893 | Environics |
| 1989 | December | 76.6 | 6.1 | 12.9 | 4.3 | 2002 | Q9 | FC901 | Environics |
| 1990 | June | 76.2 | 7.2 | 13.1 | 3.5 | 2029 | Q7 | FC903 | Environics |
| 1991 | January | 72.4 | 13 | 9.4 | 5.2 | 2220 | Q6 | FC911 | Environics |
| 1991 | July | 64.4 | 14.6 | 16.5 | 4.5 | 2012 | Q13 | FC913 | Environics |
| 1992 | February | 54.3 | 18.3 | 21.4 | 6 | 2001 | Q7 | FC921 | Environics |
| 1992 | August | 51 | 17.4 | 28 | 3.5 | 2019 | Q8 | FC923 | Environics |
| 1993 | March | 54 | 17.8 | 22.8 | 5.3 | 2042 | Q7 | FC931 | Environics |
| 1993 | August | 54.8 | 13.8 | 25.3 | 6.1 | 2001 | Q7 | FC933 | Environics |
| 1994 | March | 54.7 | 12.9 | 28.1 | 4.4 | 2020 | Q9 | FC941 | Environics |
| 1994 | September | 51.7 | 12.5 | 28.1 | 7.6 | 2001 | Q9 | FC943 | Environics |
| 1995 | March | 62.9 | 9.6 | 22.7 | 4.8 | 2003 | Q9 | FC951 | Environics |
| 1995 | September | 58.9 | 9.4 | 24.9 | 6.8 | 2022 | Q13 | FC953 | Environics |
| Series terminated | |||||||||