Stats Canada Unveils April Inflation Data Amid Carbon Price Drama
Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 8:21 am
Stats Canada’s latest report reveals that Canada’s annual inflation rate hit 1.7% in April, with fresh data spotlighting the initial impacts of scrapping the consumer carbon price. Economists are now busy dissecting the numbers—because even inflation has its quirks!
Statistics Canada says the end of the consumer carbon price at the start of April drove inflation down sharply for the month, but grocery prices rose. Prices for food rose 3.8 per cent last month, Statscan said, accelerating from 3.2 per cent in March. Overall, the annual pace of inflation cooled…
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The annual inflation rate in Alberta took a big dip in April, compared to a month earlier, with the rate in Alberta the lowest of any province outside of Atlantic Canada.
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Canada inflation slowed to 1.7% in April following carbon tax cut: StatCan CP24
Despite the annual pace of inflation cooling last month, Statistics Canada says consumers continue to pay higher costs for groceries. The agency reports prices for food purchased from stores increased 3.8 per cent on a year-over-year basis, up from 3.2 per cent annual growth in March. It marks the…
Statistics Canada is set to release inflation data for April today.
Dans la province, l’inflation s’est établie à 2,2% en avril, après avoir été de 1,9% en mars.
Statistics Canada says relief did not extend to the grocery store, where prices are rising faster than the overall consumer price index for the third straight month
But core measures, which the Bank of Canada looks at, accelerated
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.7 per cent in April, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely because they are based on small statistical samples (previous…
New data from Statistics Canada is expected to show the first impacts of the April removal of the consumer carbon price on inflation.
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