A customer shops for groceries at a store in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on May 20, 2025. Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.7 percent year over year in April, down from a 2.3 percent increase in March, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)
OTTAWA, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.7 percent year over year in April, down from a 2.3 percent increase in March, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday.
The slowdown in April was driven by lower energy prices, which fell 12.7 percent following a 0.3 percent decline in March, said the national statistical agency.
Excluding energy, the CPI rose 2.9 percent in April, following a 2.5 percent increase in March, said the agency.
On a monthly basis, the CPI fell 0.1 percent in April, said Statistics Canada. ■
A woman shops for groceries at a farmers' market in Toronto, Canada, on May 20, 2025. Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.7 percent year over year in April, down from a 2.3 percent increase in March, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
A man fuels a vehicle at a gas station in Toronto, Canada, on May 20, 2025. Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.7 percent year over year in April, down from a 2.3 percent increase in March, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
People shop for groceries at a farmers' market in Toronto, Canada, on May 20, 2025. Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.7 percent year over year in April, down from a 2.3 percent increase in March, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
People shop at a supermarket in Toronto, Canada, on May 20, 2025. Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.7 percent year over year in April, down from a 2.3 percent increase in March, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
People shop for groceries at a farmers' market in Toronto, Canada, on May 20, 2025. Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.7 percent year over year in April, down from a 2.3 percent increase in March, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
People shop for groceries at a farmers' market in Toronto, Canada, on May 20, 2025. Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.7 percent year over year in April, down from a 2.3 percent increase in March, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
A man shops for fruit at a supermarket in Toronto, Canada, on May 20, 2025. Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.7 percent year over year in April, down from a 2.3 percent increase in March, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
