A customer shops for groceries at a supermarket in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Aug. 17, 2026. Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3 percent year over year in July, following a 2.8 percent gain in June, Statistics Canada said Monday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)
OTTAWA, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3 percent year over year in July, following a 2.8 percent gain in June, Statistics Canada said Monday.
On a year-over-year basis, higher prices for gasoline and travel tours in July contributed to the acceleration in the headline CPI, said the national statistical agency.
Moderating the faster price growth was a deceleration in the food purchased from stores index, added the agency.
The CPI rose 0.5 percent month over month in July. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.3 percent, said Statistics Canada. ■
A customer shops for groceries at a supermarket in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Aug. 17, 2026. Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3 percent year over year in July, following a 2.8 percent gain in June, Statistics Canada said Monday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)
A customer shops for groceries at a supermarket in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Aug. 17, 2026. Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3 percent year over year in July, following a 2.8 percent gain in June, Statistics Canada said Monday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)