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OTTAWA — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s annual inflation rate was 4.0 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.: 4.2  per cent (2.9)

— Charlottetown-Summerside: 3.6 per cent (2.2)

— Halifax: 4.7 per cent (3.6)

— Saint John, N.B.: 3.3 per cent (3.3)

— Quebec City: 4.8 per cent (4.4)

— Montreal: 5.2 per cent (4.8)

— Ottawa: 3.2 per cent (3.3)

— Toronto: 4.3 per cent (3.7)

— Thunder Bay, Ont.: 4.0 per cent (3.5)

— Winnipeg: 3.4 per cent (2.8)

— Regina: 4.6 per cent (3.1)

— Saskatoon: 5.1 per cent (3.8)

— Edmonton: 4.2 per cent (2.3)

— Calgary: 4.8 per cent (3.4)

— Vancouver: 4.1 per cent (3.7)

— Victoria: 3.4 per cent (2.7)

— Whitehorse: 4.6 per cent (5.2)

— Yellowknife: 3.7 per cent (2.5)

— Iqaluit: 1.9 per cent (2.6)

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 19, 2023.

The Canadian Press