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June 27, 2023CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, MAY 2023 
YEAR-OVER-YEAR (May 2023 vs May 2022)
All items: consumer prices in Nova Scotia increased 2.0%. The national average inflation was 3.4%. In Halifax consumer prices increased 2.4%.
All items excluding food and energy: Nova Scotia consumer prices outside of food and energy increased 4.2%. This was higher than the national average increase of 4.0%.
MONTH-OVER-MONTH (May 2023 vs April 2023)
All items: consumer prices in Nova Scotia were down 0.3%. Nationally, consumer prices were 0.4% higher from the previous month. In Halifax consumer prices decreased 0.3%.
All items excluding food and energy: Nova Scotia consumer prices excluding food and energy increased 0.1% month over month in May 2023, below the national average price rise of 0.4%.
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 18-10-0004-01 Consumer Price Index, monthly, not seasonally adjusted
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