Canada Inflation Slows for 2nd Month on Cheaper Cars and Gas
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Canada’s annual inflation rate slowed for a second month in March to 1.3 percent, led by cheaper gasoline and smaller markups at auto dealers.
Gasoline prices fell by 13.6 percent, while automobile price gains slowed to 3.2 percent in March from 5 percent in February, Statistics Canada said Friday from Ottawa. The core inflation rate that excludes eight volatile products increased