The small decline in the headline inflation rate to 1.7% in January, from 1.9%, mainly reflects a drop in gasoline price inflation due to base effects. The Bank of Canada’s three preferred core inflation measures are now closer to the 2% target. So, despite the drop in headline inflation, the core inflation data will reinforce market expectations of yet more interest rate hikes this year.
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