The decline in the headline CPI inflation rate to only 1.0% in January, from 1.5%, was entirely due gasoline prices, which fell by 26.9% over the past year. Excluding food, energy and other volatile items, core CPI inflation remained at 2.2% in January, a little above the mid-point of the Bank of Canada's 1% to 3% target range.
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