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Thomas StorringDirector – Economics and Statistics
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September 17, 2024
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, AUGUST 2024

Year-over-year (August 2024 vs August 2023)

All items: Consumer prices in Nova Scotia slowed to 1.2%. The national average inflation was 2.0%. In Halifax consumer prices increased 1.5%.

All items excluding food and energy: Nova Scotia consumer prices outside of food and energy increased 1.7%. This was below the national average increase of 2.4%.

Month-over-month (August 2024 vs July 2024)

All items: Consumer prices in Nova Scotia fell 0.5%. Nationally, consumer prices declined 0.2% compared to the previous month. In Halifax consumer prices declined 0.4%.

All items excluding food and energy: Nova Scotia consumer prices excluding food and energy declined 0.3% month over month in August 2024. Nationally, consumer prices outside of food and energy edged down 0.1% from the previous month.

Source: Statistics Canada.  Table  18-10-0004-01   Consumer Price Index, monthly, not seasonally adjusted



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