OTTAWA — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s national annual inflation rate was 5.1 per cent in January, 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.: 3.5 per cent (3.6)
— Charlottetown-Summerside: 7.3 per cent (6.8)
— Halifax: 4.7 per cent (4.4)
— Saint John, N.B.: 5.1 per cent (4.7)
— Quebec City: 4.4 per cent (4.9)
— Montreal: 5.0 per cent (5.0)
— Ottawa: 5.9 per cent (5.4)
— Toronto: 5.2 per cent (4.7)
— Thunder Bay, Ont.: 5.7 per cent (4.7)
— Winnipeg: 5.1 per cent (4.4)
— Regina: 4.1 per cent (4.0)
— Saskatoon: 3.8 per cent (3.2)
— Edmonton: 4.6 per cent (4.6)
— Calgary: 5.4 per cent (5.0)
— Vancouver: 4.3 per cent (3.8)
— Victoria: 4.3 per cent (3.4)
— Whitehorse: 3.7 per cent (4.4)
— Yellowknife: 4.0 per cent (4.9)
— Iqaluit: 2.1 per cent (2.7)
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 16, 2022 and was generated automatically.
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