Inflation edged up in Sep., report shows
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Economists expect prices to have risen 3.1% in September, which would mark a slight increase from a 2.9% year-over-year increase recorded a month prior. The anticipated reading would amount to the highest inflation since May 2024.
Inflation ticked up again in September. Price gains were led by increases in the cost of gasoline. See what other costs went up and down.
The Dollar sold-off following today’s long-awaited CPI report, albeit nothing dramatic, and we ultimately don’t expect the data to have a material impact on the path for Federal Reserve rates.
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OTTAWA—Inflation in Canada quickened more than anticipated last month, touching a seven-month high as price pressures continue to simmer in the country. The consumer-price index rose 0.1% in September from the prior month and 2.
The Consumer Price Index likely rose 3.1% over the year in September, according to forecasters. That would be the highest inflation in nearly a year and a half, which would underscore how tariffs have pushed up inflation that had been decelerating before President Donald Trump imposed double-digit import taxes.
Inflation heated up for a fifth straight month in September as the headline figure for the Consumer Price Index rose to 3.0% year-over-year.