June 22, 2026CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, MAY 2026 
Year-over-year (May 2026 vs May 2025)
All items: Consumer prices in Nova Scotia increased 5.2%, up 0.9 percentage points from inflation in the previous month. The national average inflation was 3.2%. In Halifax consumer prices increased 4.8%.
All items excluding food and energy: Nova Scotia consumer prices outside of food and energy increased 2.9%. This was above the national average increase of 1.6%.
Month-over-month (May 2026 vs April 2026)
All items: Consumer prices in Nova Scotia were up 1.0% in May 2026 compared with April 2026. Nationally, consumer prices were up 1.0% compared to the previous month. In Halifax consumer prices were up 1.0%.
All items excluding food and energy: Nova Scotia consumer prices excluding food and energy were up 0.8% month over month in May 2026. Nationally, consumer prices outside of food and energy were also up 0.7% compared to April 2026.
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 18-10-0004-01 Consumer Price Index, monthly, not seasonally adjusted