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 ...

Canada's annual inflation rate slowed in December, data showed on Tuesday, helped by a sales tax break which kicked off from the mid of the month and brought down prices of alcohol, restaurant foods ...

Every month, Statistics Canada ... to the inflation rate, they’re speaking about the annual percentage change in CPI for all items. However, there are many ways of parsing the data.

OTTAWA--Canadian inflation cooled for a second month ... games and hobby supplies also fell in December. Statistics Canada will release retail sales data for November later this week.

Ottawa, Canada — Canadian inflation fell 0.1 percentage ... of moving pieces and temporary factors playing out in the inflation data at the moment.” Despite this volatility, most economists ...

Economists polled by Reuters had expected inflation ... data at the moment. But through the volatility underlying price pressures appear to be close to two per cent and we continue to expect a 25 ...

Economists expect fresh data this week will reveal inflation slowed further in December, paving the way for the Bank of Canada to continue cutting interest rates. A Reuters poll shows economists ...

Statistics Canada on Tuesday said the federal government’s GST/HST tax holiday on certain goods, including food at restaurants and alcoholic drinks, contributed to slower inflation growth in the month ...

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 ...

Here’s what economists think the data means for the Bank of Canada and interest rates. Canadians should expect some inflation volatility and a rebound above two per cent in March once the effects of ...