Inflation rates reverse in July, exiting Bank of Canada’s target range

Prices at the pump and growing mortgage costs tied to higher interest rates drove inflation higher in July, reversing a trend of cooling inflation. The increase deviates from the anticipated decline to the Bank of Canada’s two per cent target rate — which was almost back in range in June. Global’s Anne Gaviola has the latest.

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