The annual inflation rate in Canada edged higher to 2.9% in March, from the eight-month low of 2.8% in February.



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Annual inflation rate increased to 2.9% in March

Statistics Canada says the annual inflation rate ticked higher in March compared with February, boosted by higher prices for gasoline.

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Canada's inflation rate went up slightly in March compared to February, with Statistics Canada pointing out gasoline prices are partly behind the increase, along with shelter costs such as mortgage interest rates and rent.

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Government of Canada

Mortgage interest still driving inflation, as overall rate nudges up to 2.9%

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Statistics Canada said on Tuesday (April 16) that in March, the annual inflation rate rose slightly to 2.9%, slightly higher than February's 2.8%, driven by a 4.5% year-on-year increase in gasoline prices, but that the March core inflation rate continued to fall, increasing the likelihood that the Canadian Central Bank would cut interest rates in June.

加拿大統計局（Statistics Canada）週二（4月16日）表示，3月，在汽油價格同比上漲4.5%的推動下，年通脹率小幅上升至2.9%，略高於2月的2.8%，但3月核心通脹率持續下走，增加了加拿大央行6月降息的可能性。

統計局：加拿大3月份通貨膨脹率上升至2.9%

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Bureau of Statistics: Canada's currency inflation rate rose to 2.9% in March

The annual inflation rate ticked higher in March compared with February, boosted by higher prices for gasoline, Statistics Canada said on April 12.
The agency said its consumer price index for March was up 2.9 percent compared with a year ago, up from a 2.8 percent year-over-year increase in February.
The increase came as gasoline prices rose 4.5 percent compared with a year earlier, helped higher by an increase in global oil prices.
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New York

United States

Annual Inflation Rate Increased to 2.9 Percent in March as Gasoline Prices Rose

Excluding gasoline, inflation was 2.8 per cent, down from a 2.9 per cent gain in February.

The Toronto Star

Torstar

Toronto

Ontario

Canada’s inflation rate rose to 2.9% in March on higher gas prices

OTTAWA — The annual inflation rate ticked higher in March compared with February, boosted by higher prices for gasoline, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. The agency said its consumer price index for March was up 2.

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Manitoba

Annual inflation rate increased to 2.9 per cent in March as gasoline prices rose

Annually, gasoline prices increase 4.5%, rent prices rise 8.5%, mortgage interest cost index jump 25.4% - Anadolu Ajansı

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Government of Turkey

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Turkey

Canada's annual consumer inflation at 2.9% in March, up from 2.8% gain in February

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OTTAWA — Higher gasoline prices helped the annual inflation rate tick higher in March, but core inflation continued to cool for the month, raising the chances of an interest rate cut by the Bank of Canada in June.

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Simcoe County

Annual inflation rate up in March as gasoline prices rose, but core measures lower

Canada's annual inflation rate rises to 2.9% in March

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