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July 18, 2023CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, JUNE 2023 
YEAR-OVER-YEAR (June 2023 vs June 2022)
All items: Consumer prices in Nova Scotia increased 1.9%. The national average inflation was 2.8%. In Halifax consumer prices increased 2.3%.
All items excluding food and energy: Nova Scotia consumer prices outside of food and energy increased 4.1%. This was higher than the national average increase of 3.5%.
MONTH-OVER-MONTH (June 2023 vs May 2023)
All items: Consumer prices in Nova Scotia were up 0.4%. Nationally, consumer prices were 0.1% higher from the previous month. In Halifax consumer prices dincreased 0.5%.
All items excluding food and energy: Nova Scotia consumer prices excluding food and energy increased 0.6% month over month in June 2023. Nationally, consumer prices outside of food and energy were unchanged from the previous month.
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 18-10-0004-01 Consumer Price Index, monthly, not seasonally adjusted
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