Canada's inflation rate fell to 1.8 per cent in December, with the federal government's GST holiday contributing to a price decline across several categories, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.

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For the first time since 2019, Canadian inflation stayed within the central bank’s target range for a full year, a mark of achievement for policymakers ahead of a potential tariff war that threatens to derail their progress.

Canada's annual inflation rate dropped to 1.8% in December, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday, slightly lower than expected and a tick below the prior month's 1.9%. Market reaction: [CAD/] Link: COMMENTARY DOUG PORTER,

Consumer prices on the West Coast dropped by 0.1 per cent last month, as the province’s inflation rate cooled to 2.6 per cent.

Canada's annual inflation rate slowed to 1.8 per cent in December, according to Statistics Canada, after rising 1.9 per cent in November. Economists polled by Reuters had expected inflation to remain unchanged at 1.

Canada's annual inflation rate dropped to 1.8% in December, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday, slightly lower than expected and a tick below the prior month's 1.9%.