CPI growth slows to 1.8% as GST/HST break eases some costs: Statistics Canada

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.8 per cent in December 2024 compared with a year earlier, a slight drop from November’s 1.9 per cent, Statistics Canada said. “Food purchased from restaurants and alcoholic beverages purchased from stores contributed the most to the deceleration,” the agency sai...