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The Consumer Price Index

November 2007

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Highlights

  1. Fuelled by higher gasoline prices and mortgage interest cost, consumer prices increased 2.5% between November 2006 and November 2007, this represents a slight acceleration from the 12-month change of 2.4% posted in October. However, the Bank of Canada’s core index increased only 1.6%, posting its slowest 12-month increase since April 2006.
Chart 1 Percentage change in the consumer price index and major components from the same month of the previous year, Canada
Source(s):  CANSIM table number 326-0020.