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OTTAWA — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s annual inflation rate was 3.4 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.: 2.2 per cent (3.8)

— Charlottetown-Summerside: 0.7 per cent (3.8)

— Halifax: 2.4 per cent (4.9)

— Saint John, N.B.: 2.7 per cent (4.5)

— Quebec City: 4.6 per cent (5.2)

— Montreal: 5.1 per cent (5.8)

— Ottawa: 3.5 per cent (4.7)

— Toronto: 3.5 per cent (4.1)

— Thunder Bay, Ont.: 4.6 per cent (4.9)

— Winnipeg: 3.7 per cent (5.7)

— Regina: 4.4 per cent (5.2)

— Saskatoon: 5.2 per cent (5.8)

— Edmonton: 2.8 per cent (3.8)

— Calgary: 3.5 per cent (4.9)

— Vancouver: 3.6 per cent (4.5)

— Victoria: 2.9 per cent (4.3)

— Whitehorse: 4.7 per cent (5.8)

— Yellowknife: 3.0 per cent (4.9)

— Iqaluit: 3.6 per cent (3.1)

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 27, 2023.

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