inflation, Canada and December

Canada's annual inflation rate drops to 1.8% in December on sales tax relief
Canada's annual inflation rate slowed in December, data showed on Tuesday, helped by a sales tax break which kicked off from the mid of the month and brought down prices of alcohol, restaurant foods and children's clothing.
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%.
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,
StatCan reveals B.C. has Canada's highest inflation rate, even after cooling in December
Despite the decline, Tuesday’s Statistics Canada data reveals B.C. has the highest rate of inflation among all provinces. The national rate hit 1.8 per cent in December, as Canadians more broadly saw consumer prices drop 0.4 per cent.
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 bringing prices down for restaurant food, alcohol and children's clothing, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.
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.
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%.
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.
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.
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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 ...