Canada's inflation rate drops more than expected to 2.9% in January
Canada's annual inflation rate cooled much more than expected to 2.9% in January, largely on lower gas prices, while core inflation measures dropped to their lowest levels in more than 2 years, data showed on Tuesday.Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast inflation to tick down to 3.3% from 3.4% i…
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Canada's annual inflation rate cooled much more than expected to 2.9% in January, largely on lower gas prices, while core inflation measures dropped to their lowest levels in more than 2 years, data showed on Tuesday.Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast inflation to tick down to 3.3% from 3.4% i…