The small decline in the headline inflation rate to 2.0% in February, from 2.1%, was softer than expected, particularly considering higher gasoline price inflation. The bigger story though continues to be the low rate of core inflation. If history is any guide, the material slack in the economy will keep the core inflation rate close to the bottom of the Bank of Canada’s 1% to 3% inflation-control target range for the entire year.
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