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March 16, 2026CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, FEBRUARY 2026 
Year-over-year (February 2026 vs February 2025)
All items: Consumer prices in Nova Scotia increased 1.7%, down 1.0 percentage point from inflation in the previous month. The national average inflation was 1.8%. In Halifax consumer prices increased 1.8%.
All items excluding food and energy: Nova Scotia consumer prices outside of food and energy increased 2.4%. This was above the national average increase of 2.0%.
Month-over-month (February 2026 vs January 2026)
All items: Consumer prices in Nova Scotia were up 0.4% in February 2026 compared with January 2026. Nationally, consumer prices were up 0.5% compared to the previous month. In Halifax consumer prices were up 0.3%.
All items excluding food and energy: Nova Scotia consumer prices excluding food and energy were up 0.1% month over month in February 2026. Nationally, consumer prices outside of food and energy were up 0.5% compared to January 2026.
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 18-10-0004-01 Consumer Price Index, monthly, not seasonally adjusted
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