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Canadian Inflation Accelerates, Moderate Recession Has Kicked Off

January 16, 2024

Canadian headline inflation is heading in the wrong direction. The Statistics Canada (Stat Can) Consumer Price Index (CPI) shows annual growth at 3.4% in December, up 3.4 points compared to a month before. The rate is higher than anticipated, but attributed to the base effect of a few components. At least one prominent economist believes […]

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Toronto and Vancouver See Cost of Living Rise Over 20% Faster Than The Rest of Canada

March 26, 2018

First housing, now everything else. Statistics Canada (StatsCan) numbers show the cost of living is rising faster than anticipated. The Consumer Price Index (CPI), a common measure of inflations, showed a huge jump over the past 12 months. This jump was spread across the country, but Toronto and Vancouver observed even higher than average increases. […]

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Canadian Inflation Grinds To A Halt, Hits 20 Month Low

July 25, 2017

The Canadian consumer price index, one of the key indicators of inflation, fell to a 20 month low in June.