Inflation rose to 3.4% in December, says StatsCan
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Inflation rose to 3.4% in December, says StatsCan
Canada's annual inflation rate was 3.4% in December, according to data released by Statistics Canada on Tuesday, after a 3.1% increase in both October and November.
Canada's annual inflation rate jumped to 3.4 per cent in December , according to data released by Statistics Canada on Tuesday. That's after both October and November saw inflation hold steady at 3.1 per cent compared to last year. StatsCan said that the price of gasoline, air travel, passenger vehicles and rent drove the figure higher in December.
Food prices at stores also went up 4.7 per cent compared to last year, the same rate of increase as in November. WATCH | Why lower prices aren't often good for the economy: Inflation might be easing but don't expect prices to fall 25 days ago Duration 2:07 The data comes a day after a Bank of Canada survey showed Canadians are increasingly cutting back on spending, while mortgage holders remain confident they can keep up with higher payments when their loans renew.
According to the central bank's fourth quarter consumer expectations and business outlook surveys, roughly two thirds of Canadians said they were reducing spending or planning to do so because of their expectations for interest rates and inflation. More to come..
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