- Canada’s consumer price index rose by 1.8% in December
- Tax holiday and disinflation forces contributed to the rise
- Bank of Canada expected to cut policy rate by 25 basis points
- Trade policy uncertainty affects inflation outlook
- Core inflation measures below 3% upper range
- Food inflation fell to 0.6% due to tax holiday
- Shelter prices rose by 4.5% on a year-over-year basis
- Gasoline prices rose by 3.5% due to base year effects
- CPI rose by 2.4% on an annual average basis
Source: realeconomy.rsmus.com
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