The prices included in the Consumer Price Index include all excise and other taxes paid by consumers, and as a result any tax break brings down the prices recorded by Statistics Canada.

OTTAWA, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.8 percent on a year-over-year basis in December, down from a 1.9 percent increase in November, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday.

Statistics Canada is set to release its latest inflation report for December, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), this Tuesday. Early forecasts suggest headline inflation may have risen by 1.8% ...