Statistics Canada says the annual inflation rate was 1.7 per cent in April, down from 2.3 per cent in March.

Another news article I am not sure what to make of. There are just so many levels of complexity to this.

Since the carbon tax comes off one time only, for a one time price reduction. and thus only offset price increases this time only, will we see inflation resuming its normal limb next report?

And will we see price reductions in the supermarket to reflect this? Or was in mainly gasoline for transportation and heating that led the offset?

  • Pyr
    4·
    4 days ago

    They already have.

    Prices in my town were $1.65, then a week after the tax was removed it went down to $1.34, and three weeks later it was back to $1.63.