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October 17, 2023CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, SEPTEMBER 2023 
YEAR-OVER-YEAR (September 2023 vs September 2022)
All items: Consumer prices in Nova Scotia increased 4.8%. The national average inflation was 3.8%. In Halifax consumer prices increased 4.9%.
All items excluding food and energy: Nova Scotia consumer prices outside of food and energy increased 3.5%. This was higher than the national average increase of 3.2%.
MONTH-OVER-MONTH (September 2023 vs August 2023)
All items: Consumer prices in Nova Scotia were down 0.2%. Nationally, consumer prices were 0.1% lower from the previous month. In Halifax consumer prices decreased 0.2%.
All items excluding food and energy: Nova Scotia consumer prices excluding food and energy decreased 0.5% month over month in August 2023. Nationally, consumer prices outside of food and energy were 0.1% lower from the previous month.
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 18-10-0004-01 Consumer Price Index, monthly, not seasonally adjusted
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