Inflation appears to be heating up again, according to new numbers from Statistics Canada.
The Consumer Price Index rose 1.9 per cent on a year-over-year basis in June, up from 1.7 per cent in May.
Officials said one of the main reasons was that gasoline prices fell to a lesser extent in June than in the previous month.
Faster price growth for some durable goods, including passenger vehicles and furniture, also put upward pressure on inflation.
Prices for clothing and footwear also saw faster price growth in June than they did in May.
Meanwhile, grocery prices increased at a slower pace, up 2.8 per cent in June compared to 3.3 per cent in May.
The slower growth was largely a result of fresh vegetable prices, which declined for the first time since late 2021.
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