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Consumer Prices (Jul.) & Retail Sales (Jun.)

A drop back in gasoline prices was enough to push the annual CPI inflation rate back down to 1.3% in July, from 1.5%. The core inflation rate was unchanged at 2.1% last month, however, as the Canadian dollar’s big decline last year continues to exert some upward pressure on import prices.

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