Canada August CPI inflation 1.9% y/y vs 2.0% expected

• Prior month 1.7%
• CPI m/m -0.1% vs +0.1% expected (prior +0.3%)

Core measures

• CPI Bank of Canada core y/y 2.6% vs 2.7% expected (prior was 2.6%)
• CPI Bank of Canada core m/m 0.0% vs +0.1% prior
• Core CPI m/m SA +0.2% vs 0.1% prior (revised to 0.2%)
• Trim 3.0% versus 3.0% expected (prior was 3.0%)
• Median 3.1% versus 3.1% expected (prior was 3.1%)
• Common 2.5% versus 2.6% prior

This article was written by Adam Button at investinglive.com.