Statistics Canada says the national inflation rate in September was 2.2% per cent compared with a year ago.
The annual pace of inflation compared with an increase of 2.8 per cent set in August.
Economists had expected the September reading to come in at 2.7 per cent.
The annual pace of inflation compared with an increase of 2.8 per cent set in August.
Economists had expected the September reading to come in at 2.7 per cent.
Prices rose less year over year in every province, including PEI, in September compared with the previous month. PEI’s inflation rate stood at 1.7 per cent in September, compared to August’s 2.9 per cent.