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OTTAWA — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s annual inflation rate was 3.4 per cent in December, 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 (2.8)

— Charlottetown-Summerside: 2.4 per cent (0.1)

— Halifax: 4.1 per cent (3.1)

— Saint John, N.B.: 3.0 per cent (1.9)

— Quebec City: 4.0 per cent (3.8)

— Montreal: 4.2 per cent (4.1)

— Ottawa: 2.6 per cent (2.9)

— Toronto: 4.2 per cent (3.8)

— Thunder Bay, Ont.: 2.6 per cent (2.1)

— Winnipeg: 2.0 per cent (2.0)

— Regina: 3.1 per cent (2.9)

— Saskatoon: 3.2 per cent (2.9)

— Edmonton: 2.6 per cent (2.2)

— Calgary: 3.9 per cent (2.9)

— Vancouver: 3.6 per cent (3.5)

— Victoria: 2.8 per cent (3.0)

— Whitehorse: 3.0 per cent (3.0)

— Yellowknife: 1.9 per cent (1.4)

— Iqaluit: 2.5 per cent (1.8)

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 16, 2024.

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