Canada inflation

• Canada’s inflation rate hits 4.4% in September, highest level since 2003

  Statistics Canada says the annual pace of inflation picked up in September to reach its highest level since February 2003.

  Money

  Oct 20
• Canadians piled on more debt during COVID-19, see quality of life worsen: survey

  Canadians struggling with debt are seeing their quality of life worsen during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has seen inflation rise, the 2021 BDO Affordability Index indicates.

  Consumer

  Oct 18
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• World food prices continue to rise, hit 10-year peak, U.N. agency says

  FAO's food price index, which tracks international prices of the most globally traded food commodities, averaged 130.0 points last month.

  World

  Oct 7
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• Rising food prices are forcing grocery shoppers to change habits: ‘It’s been hard’

  A new report from Dalhousie University's Agri-Food Analytics Lab found 86 per cent of Canadians surveyed believe food prices are higher than they were six months ago.

  Canada

  Oct 2
• Canada’s inflation rate reached 4.1% in August, highest since 2003

  Inflation was 3.7 per cent in July.

  Money

  Sep 15
• From inflation to housing, affordability anxiety is shaping the election

  Canadians' worries about the cost of living include two different sets of issues: rising inflation and a longer-term affordability crisis that's been worsening for years.

  Money

  Aug 21
• Food will likely get even more expensive. What does the election mean for your grocery bill?

  Food prices have been rising for months, but Canadians could see even steeper increases in the fall.

  Money

  Aug 18
• O’Toole places blame on Trudeau, criticizes Singh amid rising inflation numbers

  The Conservatives have spent months blaming the Trudeau government's economic actions for the elevated reading on Statistics Canada's consumer price index.

  Politics

  Aug 18
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• Canada’s annual inflation rate surges 3.7% in July, biggest jump in over a decade

  The annual pace of inflation rose at the fastest pace since May 2011, Statistics Canada said.

  Canada

  Aug 18
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• U.S. consumer prices surged 5.4% in June, biggest jump in 13 years

  Prices for U.S. consumers jumped in June by the most in 13 years, extending a run of higher inflation.

  Economy

  Jul 13