A person pumps gas into their vehicle at a gas station in Mississauga, Ont., on Feb. 13, 2024. The Canadian Press/Christopher Katsarov
Prices at the pumps pushed Canada’s headline inflation rate up nearly 2 percent last month, according to new data from Statistics Canada.
The headline inflation rate reached 1.9 percent in August, nearly aligning with economists’ forecasts that inflation would increase to 2 percent, up from 1.7 percent in July.
Jennifer Cowan
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Jennifer Cowan is a writer and editor with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times.
