inflation

Inflation slows in January

Inflation slows in January

Feb 21, 2024 | 6:00am
Statistics Canada says inflation is now below three per cent. The Consumer Price Index, a key measure of inflation, dropped to two-point-nine percent last month, largely due to lower prices at the gas pumps. Year over year, gasoline prices fell 4.0 per cent in January following a 1.4 per cent increase in December. Price hikes at the […]
Canadian inflation on the rise again

Canadian inflation on the rise again

Sep 20, 2023 | 4:51am
The rate of inflation in Canada is on the rise again. Statistics Canada has released the consumer price index for August which shows inflation climbing back to the four per cent mark, up nearly a full per cent from the July figures. The price of energy is up across Canada, but Alberta is leading the […]