holding near target
Jul 15, 2025
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This morning's release of Consumer Price Index (CPI) data from Statistics Canada brought a modest uptick in headline inflation in June to 1.9%, from 1.7% in May. Canadians continued to enjoy some price relief last month owing to the removal of the consumer carbon tax in April, which will put downward pressure on the annual rate of inflation for a year. Even though gasoline prices fell month-to-month in June, they did so at a slower pace than last year, meaning that gasoline had less annual deflation last month (-13.4%) than in May (-15.5%).
Shelter inflation slowed further in June, and fell to its lowest level in more than four years. Food, household operations, and alcoholic beverages, tobacco products and recreational cannabis categories likewise all saw their annual inflation rate decline in June. Notably, clothing and footwear, which relies heavily on international trade, saw its inflation rate increase last month, as did recreation, education, and reading, which includes some goods from the United States on which Canada has placed counter-tariffs (like sports equipment and audio visual equipment).
The Bank of Canada’s preferred measures of core inflation, CPI Trim and CPI Median, were both once again at or above 3% in June. That both measures remain somewhat elevated will be of concern to the Bank of Canada. Moreover, with inflation just below target and a labour market that most recently added 83,000 jobs, the Bank has more than enough reason to hold its policy rate at 2.75% on July 30th. Canada and the US are currently engaged in trade negotiations with an August 1st deadline for potential implementation of new tariffs. The Bank will likely wait to assess the results of the talks and assess the impacts of any new tariff rates before deciding what course of action to take in the fall.
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