Canada’s Inflation Rate Ticks Back up to Two Percent in October, StatCan Says

Canada’s Inflation Rate Ticks Back up to Two Percent in October, StatCan Says
A Statistics Canada sign is pictured in Ottawa on July 3, 2019. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Canada’s inflation rate climbed back up to two percent in October, shifting expectations slightly in favour of a quarter-percentage point interest rate cut next month.

The report from Statistics Canada on Tuesday said prices in October increased at a faster annual pace in five out of the eight major components of the consumer price index.