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Canada's annual inflation rate rose 0.1 per cent last month, the first increase in five months, as consumers paid more for food, furnishing and tuition.

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Consumer prices rose after registering a 0.9-per-cent drop in September, Statistics Canada said Wednesday. The monthly rate advanced 0.4 per cent, marking the fifth gain in six months.

The annual increase comes as gasoline prices exerted less downward pressure on the consumer price index than in previous months. Canadians also paid more for everything from meat and dairy products to child care, tuition fees and books.

Here's a look at which items are pricier, and which are cheaper, compared with last October's levels:

	Fast-food and takeout restaurants (3%) Processed meat (2.9%) Fresh or frozen fish (9.9%) Ice cream (5.2%) Bananas and plantains (12.9%) Canned vegetables (12.5%) Property taxes (4.3%) Homeowners' maintenance and repairs (7.2%) Child care (4.3%) Pet food and supplies (11%) Prescribed medicine (4%) Tuition fees (4.1%) Newspapers (6.4%) Cable and satellite services (6.7%) Children's clothing (3.5%) Insurance premiums (7.7%) Parking fees (6.1%)

	Flour and flour-based mixes (-6.9%) Apples (-18.1%) Potatoes (-9.2%) Mortgage interest costs (-3.1%) Natural gas (-30.3%) Fuel oil (-29.4%) Traveller accommodation (-3.4%) Gasoline (-13.1%) Buying a vehicle (-4.1%) Rail, highway bus or inter-city transport (-1.6%)

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