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OTTAWA — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s annual inflation rate was 2.8 per cent in June, 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.:  2.2 per cent (2.2)

— Charlottetown-Summerside: 0.2 per cent (0.7)

— Halifax: 2.3 per cent (2.4)

— Saint John, N.B.: 2.4 per cent (2.7)

— Quebec City: 4.2 per cent (4.6)

— Montreal: 4.6 per cent (5.1)

— Ottawa: 3.2 per cent (3.5)

— Toronto: 3.1 per cent (3.5)

— Thunder Bay, Ont.: 3.4 per cent (4.6)

— Winnipeg: 2.3 per cent (3.7)

— Regina: 3.5 per cent (4.4)

— Saskatoon: 3.9 per cent (5.2)

— Edmonton: 1.4 per cent (2.8)

— Calgary: 2.0 per cent (3.5)

— Vancouver: 4.0 per cent (3.6)

— Victoria: 2.9 per cent (2.9)

— Whitehorse: 4.8 per cent (4.7)

— Yellowknife: 2.5 per cent (3.0)

— Iqaluit: 2.6 per cent (3.6)

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 18, 2023.

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