{"version":"1","article":{"id":"canada-cpi-august-2026","slug":"canada-cpi-august-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/canada-cpi-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-cpi-august-2026?lang=en","title":"Canada’s consumer inflation was 3.0% annually in August","summary":"The CPI rose 3.0% year over year and fell 0.1% monthly. The CPI excluding gasoline increased 2.4% annually.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-05T22:07:16+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-05T22:07:16+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-08","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Statistics Canada","url":"https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/260914/dq260914a-eng.htm","checkedAt":"2026-10-05","publishedAt":"2026-09-14"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/canada-cpi-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-cpi-august-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/canada-cpi-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-cpi-august-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/canada-cpi-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-cpi-august-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/canada-cpi-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-cpi-august-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/canada-cpi-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-cpi-august-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Statistics Canada said the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.0% from a year earlier in August, unchanged from July. It fell 0.1% month over month; on a seasonally adjusted monthly basis it rose 0.2%. Slower annual growth in gasoline prices put downward pressure on the all-items index.","The CPI excluding gasoline rose 2.4% year over year, after 2.2% in July. Travel-tour prices were up 26.1% and rent 2.8%; rent inflation accelerated from 2.5% in July. The agency cited a base effect and fuel surcharges in the travel-tour comparison."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The CPI rose 3.0% year over year and fell 0.1% monthly. The CPI excluding gasoline increased 2.4% annually.\n\nStatistics Canada said the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.0% from a year earlier in August, unchanged from July. It fell 0.1% month over month; on a seasonally adjusted monthly basis it rose 0.2%. Slower annual growth in gasoline prices put downward pressure on the all-items index.\n\nThe CPI excluding gasoline rose 2.4% year over year, after 2.2% in July. Travel-tour prices were up 26.1% and rent 2.8%; rent inflation accelerated from 2.5% in July. The agency cited a base effect and fuel surcharges in the travel-tour comparison.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}