Canada’s annual inflation rate jumped to 2.6 per cent in February, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada, sharply exceeding analysts’ expectations and adding to the challenges faced by ...
The consumer-price index jumped 2.6% in February from a year earlier, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. That marked the largest increase in eight months and snapped a run of six straight months when ...
The annual rate of inflation accelerated sharply to 2.6 per cent in February as the federal government’s temporary tax break ...
TORONTO (Reuters) -Canada's annual inflation rate rose to a higher than expected 2.6% in February, on broad-based increases, including the end of the GST/HST holiday on food and certain other items, ...
OTTAWA--Canada's annual inflation rate accelerated in February to the fastest pace since mid-2024 as a federal tax holiday came to an end. The country's consumer price index rose 2.6% from a year ...
Statistics Canada will release the February inflation report on Tuesday, as estimated by the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
The CPI data comes less than a week after the Bank of Canada further cut its overnight rate, noting in its statement that it “will be closely monitoring inflation expectations.