OTTAWA — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s national annual inflation rate was 6.8 per cent in April, Statistics sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely because they are based on small statistical samples (previous month in brackets):
— St. John's, N.L.: 6.0 per cent (5.6)
— Charlottetown-Summerside: 9.5 per cent (9.4)
— Halifax: 6.6 per cent (6.6)
— Saint John, N.B.: 7.3 per cent (7.0)
— Quebec City: 5.8 per cent (6.0)
— Montreal: 6.7 per cent (6.5)
— Ottawa: 6.8 per cent (7.5)
— Toronto: 6.6 per cent (6.5)
— Thunder Bay, Ont.: 5.1 per cent (5.6)
— Winnipeg: 7.3 per cent (7.3)
— Regina: 5.7 per cent (5.5)
— Saskatoon: 5.7 per cent (5.6)
— Edmonton: 6.1 per cent (6.5)
— Calgary: 7.1 per cent (7.3)
— Vancouver: 6.6 per cent (5.7)
— Victoria: 6.9 per cent (6.1)
— Whitehorse: 5.8 per cent (6.1)
— Yellowknife: 7.0 per cent (6.9)
— Iqaluit: 3.5 per cent (3.7)
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 18, 2022 and was generated automatically.
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