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Canada’s annual inflation unchanged in August at 0.1 percent
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Canada announced on Wednesday the country’s consumer price index (CPI) fell 0.1
percent m-o-m in August, the same pace as in the previous month.
On the y-o-y basis,
Canada’s inflation rate increased 0.1 percent last month, also the same pace as
in July.
Economists had
predicted inflation would increase 0.1 percent m-o-m and 0.4 percent y-o-y in August.
According to
the report, prices rose in five of the eight major components on a
year-over-year basis in August, led by gains in prices for food (+1.8 percent
y-o-y), shelter and health (+1.5 percent y-o-y) and personal care (+1.4 percent
y-o-y), Meanwhile, cost of transport dropped (-1.3 percent y-o-y), mostly due
to lower air transportation prices (-16.0 percent y-o-y), which fell as demand
for air travel has fallen during the pandemic and airlines continue to offer
travel discounts to encourage a return to travel. In addition, prices declines
in clothing and footwear (-1.3 percent y-o-y) and recreation, education and
reading (-3.1 percent y-o-y).
Meanwhile, the closely watched the Bank of Canada's
core index rose 0.8 percent y-o-y in August after a 0.7 percent gain in July.
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