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April 21, 2021CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, MARCH 2021 
YEAR-OVER-YEAR (Mar 2021 vs Mar 2020)
All items (index 2002=100)
Consumer prices in Nova Scotia increased 2.8% year-over-year in March 2021. This was over the national average of a 2.2% increase. In Halifax, consumer prices were up 2.6% in March 2021.
Excluding food and energy (index 2002=100)
Nova Scotia consumer prices excluding food and energy increased 1.2% year-over-year and the national average was up 0.9%.
MONTH-OVER-MONTH (Mar 2021 vs Feb 2021
All items (index 2002=100)
Consumer prices in Nova Scotia increased 0.7% month-over-month in March 2021, above the national average of 0.5% increase. In Halifax, prices were up 0.6% from the previous month.
Excluding food and energy (index 2002=100)
Nova Scotia consumer prices excluding food and energy increased 0.2% in March 2021 at the same rate as the national average of 0.2%.
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 18-10-0004-01 Consumer Price Index, monthly, not seasonally adjusted
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