Inflation Rate: Consumer Prices

Canada Dept: OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate rose slightly to 1.5 per cent last month, but most consumer prices stayed well in check and there were few signs of building cost pressures in any region of the country, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Economists had actually projected an even greater uptick given May's extremely low reading of 1.2 per cent and the Canadian dollar loonie is pictured in Vancouver, B.C. Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward Related Items Articles Manitoba's cost of living edges a little higher QuickList: Inflation in June for selected Canadian cities QuickList: June inflation rates for Canadian provinces, territories Statistics Canada said increases in the price of passenger vehicles, electricity, food, and homeowners' replacement costs were mostly responsible for June's slightly higher rate, which was up three-tenths of a point from May. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.