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August 20, 2024CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, JULY 2024 
Year-over-year (July 2024 vs July 2023)
All items: Consumer prices in Nova Scotia slowed to 2.3%. The national average inflation was 2.5%. In Halifax consumer prices increased 2.6%.
All items excluding food and energy: Nova Scotia consumer prices outside of food and energy increased 2.2%. This was below the national average increase of 2.7%.
Month-over-month (July 2024 vs June 2024)
All items: Consumer prices in Nova Scotia increased 0.5%. Nationally, consumer prices increased 0.4% compared to the previous month. In Halifax consumer prices rose 0.5%.
All items excluding food and energy: Nova Scotia consumer prices excluding food and energy grew 0.5% month over month in July 2024. Nationally, consumer prices outside of food and energy grew 0.4% from the previous month.
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 18-10-0004-01 Consumer Price Index, monthly, not seasonally adjusted
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