Inflation on the rise

Posted Jan 24, 2014 09:57:05 AM.

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Inflation moved higher last month. But it’s still low by historic standards.
Statistics Canada says December’s annual inflation rate rose to 1.2 per cent, up from November’s unusually low 9-10ths of a per cent.
The rise was largely attributable to higher gasoline prices, which jumped 4.7 per cent from a year earlier.

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