AI Analysis: Couriers and messengers services price index, monthly

Executive Summary

The Couriers and Messengers Services Price Index (Statistics Canada, Table 18100275) shows sustained price growth across all three NAICS categories since the 2019 baseline, with the overall mean index at 136.9 (2019=100) and values ranging as high as 149.4 as of early 2026. The Couriers subcategory [4921] leads price growth while Local messengers and local delivery [4922] remains the most stable and lowest-priced segment. All categories remain well above the 2019 baseline, confirming persistent inflationary pressure across the courier and messenger services sector.

Key Findings

• The overall mean price index of 136.9 indicates courier and messenger service prices are approximately 37% above the 2019 baseline on average across the dataset's full history.
• Couriers [4921] has the highest average price index at 146.0 (range: 141.1–149.4), representing the strongest price growth since 2019 among all three NAICS categories.
• Local messengers and local delivery [4922] has the lowest and most stable index, averaging just 122.5 with a remarkably tight standard deviation of 0.27 and a narrow range of only 122.2–123.0.
• The Couriers and messengers combined category [492] averages 142.1 with the tightest spread (std: 2.34), falling between its two sub-categories as expected for an aggregate measure.
• The median price index (141.80) exceeds the mean (136.88), indicating a slight left skew driven by the significantly lower Local messengers category pulling the overall average down.
• 5 outlier data points were detected using z-score analysis (|z| > 1.5), concentrated in the higher-volatility Couriers and Couriers & Messengers categories rather than the stable Local messengers segment.
• All three NAICS categories show index values consistently above 100 throughout the coverage period, confirming uninterrupted price growth relative to the 2019 baseline with no category experiencing a price decline.