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October 19, 2026CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, SEPTEMBER 2026 
Year-over-year (September 2026 vs September 2025)
All items: Consumer prices in Nova Scotia increased 5.6%, up 0.5 percentage points from inflation in the previous month. The national average inflation was 3.1%. In Halifax, consumer prices increased 5.4%.
All items excluding food and energy: Nova Scotia consumer prices outside of food and energy increased 3.7%. This was above the national average increase of 2.1%.
Month-over-month (September 2026 vs August 2026)
All items: Consumer prices in Nova Scotia were up 0.5% in September 2026 compared with August 2026. Nationally, consumer prices were up 0.1% compared to the previous month. In Halifax consumer prices were up 0.4%.
All items excluding food and energy: Nova Scotia consumer prices excluding food and energy unchanged month over month in September 2026. Nationally, consumer prices outside of food and energy were down 0.1% compared to August 2026.
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 18-10-0004-01 Consumer Price Index, monthly, not seasonally adjusted