March 18, 2025CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, FEBRUARY 2025 
Year-over-year (February 2025 vs February 2024)
All items: Consumer price changes in Nova Scotia accelerated to 2.1%. The national average inflation was 2.6%. In Halifax consumer prices increased 2.2%.
All items excluding food and energy: Nova Scotia consumer prices outside of food and energy increased 2.6%. This was below the national average increase of 2.9%.
Month-over-month (February 2025 vs January 2025)
All items: Consumer prices in Nova Scotia rose 1.3%. Nationally, consumer prices were up 1.1% compared to the previous month. In Halifax consumer prices rose 1.3%.
All items excluding food and energy: Nova Scotia consumer prices excluding food and energy rose 0.9% month over month in February 2025. Nationally, consumer prices outside of food and energy increased 0.9% from the previous month.
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 18-10-0004-01 Consumer Price Index, monthly, not seasonally adjusted