Canada's inflation rate slowed to 5.9% in January, but food costs continue to rise | CBC News
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Canada's inflation rate slowed to 5.9 per cent in January, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday.That number was lower than the 6.2 per cent that economists were expecting.However, the price of groceries continued to accelerate at a faster pace than in December, the statistics agency reported.Mortgage interest costs continued to rise, clocking in at 21.2 per cent in January as the Bank of Canada tries to tame inflation with high interest rates.
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