Saint John Inflation Rate Keeps Pace With Canadian Trends
SAINT JOHN — Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 1.3 in July, Statistics Canada says. In Saint John, the inflation rate rose to 1.1 in July, up slightly from the 1.0 figure in June. Halifax saw its inflation rate increase to 1.1 while the Charlottetown-Summerside region saw its inflation rate remain steady at .01 while St. John’s dropped to .06.
Other cities’ inflation rates according to Statistics Canada:
— Quebec, 1.2 (1.0)
— Montreal, 1.5 (1.4)
— Ottawa, 1.4 (0.9)
— Toronto, 1.8 (1.1)
— Thunder Bay, Ont., 1.3 (0.9)
— Winnipeg, 1.1 (1.1)
— Regina, 1.8 (1.9)
— Saskatoon, 2.2 (2.3)
— Edmonton, 1.3 (1.5)
— Calgary, 1.3 (1.7)
— Vancouver, 1.1 (0.8)
— Victoria, 1.1 (0.9)
Statistics Canada cautions that figures may fluctuate widely because they are based on small statistical samples.
With files from Canadian Press