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QuickList: December inflation rates for Canadian provinces, territories

OTTAWA – Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 1.2 per cent in December, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces and territories. (Previous month in brackets):

— Newfoundland and Labrador 2.5 (2.2)

— Prince Edward Island 3.0 (2.6)

— Nova Scotia 1.4 (1.0)

— New Brunswick 1.9 (1.2)

— Quebec 0.8 (0.6)

— Ontario 1.5 (1.1)

— Manitoba 2.1 (2.4)

— Saskatchewan 2.3 (1.4)

— Alberta 2.1 (1.7)

— British Columbia 0.0 (-0.2)

— Whitehorse, Yukon 1.7 (1.2)

— Yellowknife, N.W.T., 1.4 (1.4)

— Iqaluit, Nunavut 1.0 (0.7)