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Canada’s annual inflation edges up to 3.1% in September

Published by BriefDash · October 19, 2026 at 8:04 p.m. · Toronto

Statistics Canada’s October 19 release puts September’s annual inflation rate at 3.1%, up from 3.0% in August. Gasoline prices were 27.8% higher than a year earlier. Excluding gasoline, annual CPI growth slowed to 2.2% from 2.4%. The unadjusted monthly increase was 0.1%.

Why it matters

The overall index accelerated even as price growth excluding gasoline eased.

Source dated Oct 19, 2026 · Statistics Canada ↗

Adapted from Statistics Canada, Consumer Price Index, September 2026. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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