Canada's national annual inflation rate was 0.1 per cent in August, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets):
— Newfoundland and Labrador: -0.6 per cent (-0.4)
— Prince Edward Island: -0.4 per cent (-0.9)
— Nova Scotia: -0.7 per cent (-0.5)
— New Brunswick: -0.6 per cent (0.0)
— Quebec: 0.4 per cent (0.3)
— Ontario: 0.1 per cent (0.0)
— Manitoba: -0.1 per cent (0.4)
— Saskatchewan: 0.4 per cent (0.5)
— Alberta: 0.6 per cent (0.9)
— British Columbia: 0.2 per cent (0.2)
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 16, 2020 and was generated automatically.
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