OTTAWA — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s national annual inflation rate was 5.7 per cent in February, 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.: 4.7 per cent (3.5)
— Charlottetown-Summerside: 7.7 per cent (7.3)
— Halifax: 5.4 per cent (4.7)
— Saint John, N.B.: 5.5 per cent (5.1)
— Quebec City: 4.9 per cent (4.4)
— Montreal: 5.4 per cent (5.0)
— Ottawa: 6.3 per cent (5.9)
— Toronto: 5.7 per cent (5.2)
— Thunder Bay, Ont.: 5.4 per cent (5.7)
— Winnipeg: 5.8 per cent (5.1)
— Regina: 4.8 per cent (4.1)
— Saskatoon: 4.3 per cent (3.8)
— Edmonton: 5.5 per cent (4.6)
— Calgary: 6.4 per cent (5.4)
— Vancouver: 4.8 per cent (4.3)
— Victoria: 5.0 per cent (4.3)
— Whitehorse: 4.5 per cent (3.7)
— Yellowknife: 5.4 per cent (4.0)
— Iqaluit: 2.9 per cent (2.1)
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 16, 2022 and was generated automatically.
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