01/17/2024
š Canadaās inflation inches up to 3.4% in December, a slight bump from Novemberās 3.1%. According to the federal agency, Shelter inflation such as climbing rent and mortgage costs continued to drive the cost of living higher in December. Despite this increase, the annual average inflation rate decreased to 3.9% in 2023, down from the 6.8% peak in 2022
š¦What does that means for Bank of Canada? As the central bank prepares for its upcoming interest rate announcement on Jan. 24, attention will be on core inflation measures. However, these measures, including CPI-trim and CPI-median, showed no notable easing last month, indicating a potential slow decline in inflation.
The Bank of Canada is expected to maintain its key interest rate at 5% as most economists are convinced interest rates are high enough to quash inflation.