To measure inflation every month, Statistics Canada tracks the prices for a long list—what it calls a representative “basket”—of goods and services. The contents of the basket reflect how much ...

Canada's inflation rate fell to 1.8 per cent in December, with the federal government's GST holiday bringing prices down for restaurant food, alcohol and children's clothing, Statistics Canada ...

Canada’s consumer price index rose 1.8 per cent in December from the year before, less than the 1.9 per cent increase expected by economists, giving the Bank of Canada a final data point before it ...

OTTAWA, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Canada's annual inflation rate slowed in December, data showed on Tuesday, helped by a sales tax break which kicked off in the middle of the month and brought down ...

Ottawa, Canada — Canadian inflation fell 0.1 percentage points to 1.8 percent in December as a brief sales tax holiday on selected consumer goods kicked off, the government statistical agency ...

1:40 Canada’s tax ‘holiday’ has had mixed results, businesses say December’s inflation data offered a mixed bag to the Bank of Canada as it gears up for its first interest rate decision of ...

Canada’s inflation rate fell to 1.8% in December, a surprising drop. This decrease is largely due to a sales tax break introduced mid-month, which reduced the cost of goods like alcohol ...

Learn more about our advertising and trusted partners. Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.8 per cent in December, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities ...

The consumer price index fell 0.4% in December, leaving inflation to ease slightly to a three-month low of 1.8% compared with a year earlier, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. That was in line with ...

Canada's inflation rate cooled to 1.8 per cent in the final month of 2024. British Columbians, however, are dealing with the highest inflation rate among all the provinces.alexsl / iStock / Getty ...

Economists polled by Reuters had expected inflation to come in at 1.9 per cent in December ... break on a range of items that went into effect in mid-December. Statistics Canada noted that 10 per cent ...