Gasoline, shelter costs drive inflation up a smidge to 2.9%
Canada's inflation rate went up slightly in March compared to February, with Statistics Canada pointing out gasoline prices are partly behind the increase.
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![A customer holds a fuel nozzle at a Shell gas station in Hercules, California, U.S., on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. President Joe Biden called on Congress to suspend the federal gasoline tax, a largely symbolic move by an embattled president running out of options to ease pump prices weighing on his party's political prospects. The silhouette of a man pumping gas is shown.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6807699.1710252789!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/gasoline-pump-shadow.jpg)
Canada's inflation rate went up slightly in March compared to February, with Statistics Canada pointing out gasoline prices are partly behind the increase.