August 17, 2026CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, JULY 2026 
Year-over-year (July 2026 vs July 2025)
All items: Consumer prices in Nova Scotia increased 5.0%, up 0.3 percentage points from inflation in the previous month. The national average inflation was 3.0%. In Halifax consumer prices increased 4.8%.
All items excluding food and energy: Nova Scotia consumer prices outside of food and energy increased 3.3%. This was above the national average increase of 1.9%.
Month-over-month (July 2026 vs June 2026)
All items: Consumer prices in Nova Scotia were up 0.9% in July 2026 compared with June 2026. Nationally, consumer prices were up 0.5% compared to the previous month. In Halifax consumer prices were up 0.9%.
All items excluding food and energy: Nova Scotia consumer prices excluding food and energy were up 0.6% month over month in July 2026. Nationally, consumer prices outside of food and energy were up 0.4% compared to June 2026.
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 18-10-0004-01 Consumer Price Index, monthly, not seasonally adjusted