Canada’s annual inflation rate fell to 1.8 per cent in February, Statistics Canada said on Monday.
Last year’s GST break ended partway through February, driving prices back up
Jenna Benchetrit · CBC News ·
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Canada’s annual inflation rate fell to 1.8 per cent in February, Statistics Canada said on Monday.
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Jenna Benchetrit is the senior business writer for CBC News. She writes stories about Canadian economic and consumer issues, and has also recently covered U.S. politics. She was part of the team that won a silver Digital Publishing Award in best news coverage for covering the 2024 U.S. election. A Montrealer based in Toronto, Jenna holds a master’s degree in journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University. You can reach her at jenna.benchetrit@cbc.ca.
