When demand for goods and services is greater than supply, prices tend to rise more quickly. To measure inflation every month, Statistics Canada tracks the prices for a long list—what it calls a ...
OTTAWA—A jump in energy costs stoked Canadian inflation at the start of the year ... 1.9% compared with a year earlier, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.
OTTAWA, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Canada's annual inflation rate inched up to 1.9% in January from the previous month as higher gasoline and natural gas costs reduced the impact of a sales tax reprieve ...
The Bank of Canada (BoC) made another 0.25 per cent cut to its key interest rate on March 12, bringing it to 2.75 per cent.
That marked the first acceleration since October, though inflation has been at or below the Bank of Canada's 2% target for six months running. The pace of inflation for the latest month was in ...
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 ...
OTTAWA--Consumer prices in Canada ticked higher to start the year as households paid more for energy, though overall inflation remained below the central bank's target thanks in part to a federal ...