BREAKING: Annual inflation 0.7 per cent in June, Statistics Canada says
The consumer price index had registered two months of negative readings leading up to June, first with 0.2 per cent annualized decline in April, then a further 0.4 per cent drop in May.
The average economist estimate from data firm Refinitiv forecasted an annualized inflation rate of 0.3 per cent for the month.The turnaround from May to June matched the fastest acceleration in the headline inflation reading since March 2011. Fuelling the rise was an increase in clothing and footwear after two months of declines as brick-and-mortar stores were closed due to COVID-19, while gasoline prices declined at a slower pace as economies reopened.This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 22, 2020
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