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OTTAWA — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s national annual inflation rate was 7.0 per cent in August, 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 (6.5)

— Charlottetown-Summerside: 8.7 per cent (9.9)

— Halifax: 7.8 per cent (8.6)

— Saint John, N.B.: 7.4 per cent (7.9)

— Quebec City: 7.2 per cent (6.7)

— Montreal: 7.2 per cent (7.3)

— Ottawa: 7.3 per cent (7.4)

— Toronto: 6.8 per cent (7.5)

— Thunder Bay, Ont.: 5.7 per cent (6.0)

— Winnipeg: 8.0 per cent (8.6)

— Regina: 7.3 per cent (8.2)

— Saskatoon: 6.2 per cent (7.4)

— Edmonton: 5.6 per cent (7.6)

— Calgary: 6.7 per cent (8.2)

— Vancouver: 7.4 per cent (7.7)

— Victoria: 7.4 per cent (8.2)

— Whitehorse: 7.6 per cent (7.7)

— Yellowknife: 6.7 per cent (8.0)

— Iqaluit: 4.8 per cent (5.2)

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 20, 2022 and was generated automatically.

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