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OTTAWA — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s annual inflation rate was 5.9 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.: 5.5 per cent (5.6)

— Charlottetown-Summerside: 7.7 per cent (8.6)

— Halifax: 6.7 per cent (7.4)

— Saint John, N.B.: 6.5 per cent (6.6)

— Quebec City: 6.4 per cent (6.4)

— Montreal: 6.6 per cent (6.7)

— Ottawa: 6.0 per cent (6.4)

— Toronto: 5.7 per cent (6.0)

— Thunder Bay, Ont.: 5.0 per cent (5.8)

— Winnipeg: 7.1 per cent (8.1)

— Regina: 6.0 per cent (6.4)

— Saskatoon: 6.1 per cent (6.8)

— Edmonton: 4.3 per cent (5.5)

— Calgary: 5.5 per cent (6.6)

— Vancouver: 5.9 per cent (6.4)

— Victoria: 6.5 per cent (6.4)

— Whitehorse: 7.9 per cent (8.1)

— Yellowknife: 6.3 per cent (7.0)

— Iqaluit: 3.4 per cent (3.0)

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 21, 2023.

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