StatCan Looks to Improve the Way It Tracks Wireless Plan Pricing With New Data

StatCan Looks to Improve the Way It Tracks Wireless Plan Pricing With New Data
A person uses a cell phone in Ottawa on July 18, 2022. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Statistics Canada has changed the way it tracks the price of wireless plans in an effort to capture a more accurate picture of what Canadians are paying when it calculates the inflation rate.

The agency has been using web-collected data on the advertised cost of plans based on a set of profiles designed to reflect how households use their devices.