OTTAWA — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s annual inflation rate was 3.3 per cent in July, 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.:  2.9 per cent (2.2)
— Charlottetown-Summerside: 2.2 per cent (0.2)
— Halifax: 3.6 per cent (2.3)
— Saint John, N.B.: 3.3 per cent (2.4)
— Quebec City: 4.4 per cent (4.2)
— Montreal: 4.8 per cent (4.6)
— Ottawa: 3.3 per cent (3.2)
— Toronto: 3.7 per cent (3.1)
— Thunder Bay, Ont.: 3.5 per cent (3.4)
— Winnipeg: 2.8 per cent (2.3)
— Regina: 3.1 per cent (3.5)
— Saskatoon: 3.8 per cent (3.9)
— Edmonton: 2.3 per cent (1.4)
— Calgary: 3.4 per cent (2.0)
— Vancouver: 3.7 per cent (4.0)
— Victoria: 2.7 per cent (2.9)
— Whitehorse: 5.2 per cent (4.8)
— Yellowknife: 2.5 per cent (2.5)
— Iqaluit: 2.6 per cent (2.6)
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 15, 2023.
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