Canada’s inflation rate fell to 1.8% in December, with prices declining during GST break
Canada’s inflation rate fell to 1.8 per cent in December, with the federal government’s GST holiday bringing prices down for restaurant food, alcohol and children’s clothing, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. The rate was a tick lower than analyst expectations, and lower than the previous month’s 1.9 per cent. With food excluded, December’s inflation rate came in at 2.1 per…