Canada's annual inflation rate rose to 2.4% in March

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The increase comes after the inflation rate fell in February to 1.8 per cent.

Increase comes after inflation fell to 1.8% in February

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· Posted: Apr 20, 2026 8:37 AM EDT | Last Updated: 6 minutes ago

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Canada's annual inflation rate rose to 2.4 per cent in March, Statistics Canada said on Monday.

Economists widely expected higher gas prices from the war in Iran to drive inflation up. A Reuters poll showed economists expected the annual rate of inflation to accelerate to 2.5 per cent in March from 1.8 per cent in February, according to LSEG Data & Analytics.

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With files from the Canadian Press

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