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The Consumer Price Index

July 2008

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  1. Consumer prices rose 3.4% in July 2008 compared to July 2007, an increase from the 3.1% rise recorded in the 12 months to June 2008. Higher gasoline prices continued to exert the strongest upward pressure on consumer prices.
Chart 1 Percentage change in the consumer price index and major components from the same month of the previous year, Canada, not seasonally adjusted
Source(s):  CANSIM table number 326-0020.
Date Modified: 2008-11-24

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