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OTTAWA — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s national annual inflation rate was 7.7 per cent in May, 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.: 7.1 per cent (6.0)

— Charlottetown-Summerside: 11.7 per cent (9.5)

— Halifax: 8.4 per cent (6.6)

— Saint John, N.B.: 8.6 per cent (7.3)

— Quebec City: 6.7 per cent (5.8)

— Montreal: 6.9 per cent (6.7)

— Ottawa: 7.6 per cent (6.8)

— Toronto: 7.4 per cent (6.6)

— Thunder Bay, Ont.: 4.9 per cent (5.1)

— Winnipeg: 8.5 per cent (7.3)

— Regina: 7.2 per cent (5.7)

— Saskatoon: 6.6 per cent (5.7)

— Edmonton: 7.1 per cent (6.1)

— Calgary: 8.0 per cent (7.1)

— Vancouver: 8.2 per cent (6.6)

— Victoria: 8.2 per cent (6.9)

— Whitehorse: 7.2 per cent (5.8)

— Yellowknife: 7.5 per cent (7.0)

— Iqaluit: 3.5 per cent (3.5)

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 22, 2022

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