Inflation rate 1.3 per cent in July amid lower fuel prices, higher food costs

By And Blatchford, The Canadian Press, August 19, 2016 

OTTAWA — The country’s annual inflation rate was 1.3 per cent in July as Canadians paid more for shelter and food but less for fuel, Statistics Canada said Friday.

This overall inflation number in the federal agency’s latest consumer price index came in a little weaker than the 1.5 per cent year-over-year increase in June.

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