Consumer Price Index

• Consumer inflation ticked up to 3% in July, Statistics Canada says

  Consumer inflation rose in July as gas prices increased, according to Statistics Canada, with the consumer price index ticking up from June.

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  Aug 17
  
• Inflation cooled to 2.8% in June as gas prices fell, says StatCan

  Consumers paid less for gas at the pump in June compared to May, and that helped cool annual inflation to 2.8 per cent, according to Statistics Canada.

  Economy

  Jul 20
  
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• Inflation rose 3.2% as gas, food prices jump — with tomato prices up 45%

  Higher oil and gasoline prices pushed overall inflation in May to 3.2 per cent compared with a year ago, according to Statistics Canada.

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  Jun 22
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• Higher gas prices pushed inflation up to 2.8% in April, says StatCan

  Consumer inflation surged last month to 2.8 per cent compared to a year earlier with higher gas prices being the primary driver, according to Statistics Canada.

  Consumer

  May 19
• Cooler inflation in February was ‘the dip before the spike,’ says economist

  Consumer inflation cooled to 1.8 per cent in February compared to a year earlier, when the federal GST/HST tax holiday meant lower prices for many consumer goods and services.

  Consumer

  Mar 16
• Inflation cooled to 2.3% in January but food prices up again: StatCan

  The annual rate of consumer inflation in Canada cooled slightly in January, according to the latest data, while prices continue to rise for food and other essentials.

  Economy

  Feb 17
• U.S. inflation falls to 2.4% with cooling costs for gas and housing

  A key measure of inflation fell to nearly a five-year low last month as apartment rental price growth slowed and gas prices fell, offering some relief to Americans.

  U.S. News

  Feb 13
• Inflation ticked up to 2.4% in December: StatCan

  Statistics Canada says the end of the federal government’s tax holiday a year earlier pushed the annual pace of inflation up two ticks to 2.4 per cent in December.

  Economy

  Jan 19
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• Inflation in Canada cools slightly to 2.2% in October, StatCan says

  Year-over-year inflation for consumer goods rose by 2.2 per cent in October, a slight dip compared with the growth seen last month, according to Statistics Canada.

  Economy

  Nov 17, 2025
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• Canada’s inflation rate ticked up slightly in August: StatCan

  The Consumer Price Index, measuring inflation for consumer goods and services, was measured at 1.9 per cent in August by Statistics Canada.

  Economy

  Sep 16, 2025