Canada's national inflation rate was 2.5 per cent in January, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces and territories. (Previous month in brackets):
- Newfoundland and Labrador 2.9 (3.2)
- Prince Edward Island 2.9 (2.9)
- Nova Scotia 2.7 (2.8)
- New Brunswick 3.2 (3.3)
- Quebec 2.8 (2.5)
- Ontario 2.4 (2.0)
- Manitoba 2.0 (2.6)
- Saskatchewan 2.3 (2.5)
- Alberta 2.9 (2.9)
- British Columbia 1.7 (1.7)
- Whitehorse, Yukon 2.5 (2.8)
- Yellowknife, N.W.T., 4.0 (3.5)
- Iqaluit, Nunavut 1.5 (1.9)
Statistics Canada also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may fluctuate widely because they are based on small statistical samples (Previous month in brackets):
- St. John's, N.L., 2.8 (3.2)
- Charlottetown-Summerside, 2.7 (2.7)
- Halifax, 2.4 (2.5)
- Saint John, N.B., 3.0 (3.2)
- Quebec, 3.0 (2.5)
- Montreal, 2.7 (2.2)
- Ottawa, 2.3 (1.9)
- Toronto, 2.7 (2.2)
- Thunder Bay, Ont., 2.0 (2.0)
- Winnipeg, 2.0 (2.6)
- Regina, 2.5 (2.8)
- Saskatoon, 2.1 (2.2)
- Edmonton, 2.7 (2.9)
- Calgary, 2.8 (2.8)
- Vancouver, 1.8 (1.9)
- Victoria, 1.5 (1.5)
