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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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