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Canada’s inflation rate went up to 2.6% last month​on March 18, 2025 at 12:39 pm

March 18, 2025

Consumer prices in Canada went up by 2.6 per cent in February, up from 1.9 per cent the month before, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday.

​Consumer prices in Canada went up by 2.6 per cent in February, up from 1.9 per cent the month before, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday.   


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The annual rate of inflation ticked up last month as a temporary “tax holiday” ended, Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday.

Consumer prices in Canada went up by 2.6 per cent in February, up from 1.9 per cent the month before.

StatCan said the end of the GST/HST break on Feb. 15 contributed “notable upward pressure to prices for eligible products.”

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