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OTTAWA — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s annual inflation rate was 4.4 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.: 3.8 per cent (3.6)

— Charlottetown-Summerside: 3.8 per cent (4.2)

— Halifax: 4.9 per cent (4.7)

— Saint John, N.B.: 4.5 per cent (4.6)

— Quebec City: 5.2 per cent (5.1)

— Montreal: 5.8 per cent (5.4)

— Ottawa: 4.7 per cent (4.8)

— Toronto: 4.1 per cent (4.5)

— Thunder Bay, Ont.: 4.9 per cent (4.3)

— Winnipeg: 5.7 per cent (5.4)

— Regina: 5.2 per cent (4.9)

— Saskatoon: 5.8 per cent (5.3)

— Edmonton: 3.8 per cent (2.6)

— Calgary: 4.9 per cent (3.7)

— Vancouver: 4.5 per cent (4.8)

— Victoria: 4.3 per cent (5.1)

— Whitehorse: 5.8 per cent (5.5)

— Yellowknife: 4.9 per cent (4.6)

— Iqaluit: 3.1 per cent (2.8)

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 16, 2023.

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