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Canada's inflation rate fell to 1.8% in December, with prices declining during GST break
Canada's inflation rate fell to 1.8 per cent in December, with the federal government's GST holiday contributing to a price decline across several categories, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.
Canada's annual inflation rate drops to 1.8% in December on sales tax relief
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Canada Inflation Eases to 1.8% Thanks to Tax Break
Stripping out the effects of the tax holiday, annual inflation ticked up for December to 2.3%.
Canada’s inflation rate drops to 1.8% in December as sales tax break eases consumer prices
Canada’s inflation rate fell to 1.8% in December, a surprising drop. This decrease is largely due to a sales tax break introduced mid-month, which reduced the cost of goods like alcohol, restaurant meals,
Canada Inflation Dipped In December To 1.8%
Canadian inflation fell 0.1 percentage points to 1.8 percent in December as a brief sales tax holiday on selected consumer goods kicked off, the government statistical agency said Tuesday.
Inflation fell to 1.8 per cent in December, in part from GST tax break
OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate fell to 1.8 per cent in December, thanks in large part to the federal government’s temporary tax break. Statistics Canada’s consumer price index report on Tuesday said restaurant food purchases and alcohol bought from stores contributed the most to the deceleration.
Instant View: Canada's annual inflation rate eases to 1.8% in December
Canada's annual inflation rate dropped to 1.8% in December, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday, slightly lower than expected and a tick below the prior month's 1.9%. Market reaction: [CAD/] Link: COMMENTARY DOUG PORTER,
Inflation in Canada Eases to 1.8% on Trudeau Sales Tax Break
For the first time since 2019, Canadian inflation stayed within the central bank’s target range for a full year, a mark of achievement for policymakers ahead of a potential tariff war that threatens to derail their progress.
As inflation ticks lower to 1.8% in December, economists expect further BoC rate cuts
Canada's annual inflation rate ticked lower in December, thanks in part to Ottawa's temporary GST tax break, but economists still see interest rate cuts on the horizon as potential tariffs loom.
VIEW Canada's annual inflation rate eases to 1.8% in December
Canada's annual inflation rate dropped to 1.8% in December, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday, slightly lower than expected and a tick below the prior month's 1.9%.
Inflation rate ticks down on GST holiday, with likely BoC rate cut ahead
December’s inflation results were heavily influenced by the GST tax break on some items that took effect halfway through the ...
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Inflation data likely to show further slowing, partly due to GST break: economists
Economists expect fresh data this week will reveal inflation slowed further in December, paving the way for the Bank of ...
Alberta consumers still feel the pinch from high inflation rate
The latest numbers from Statistics Canada show the inflation rate in Alberta remains amongst the highest in Canada at 2.5 per cent in December of 2024, compared to a year earlier.