Unexpected dip in inflation rate in June

Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.7 per cent in June, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely because they are based on small statistical samples (previous month in brackets):

— St. John's, N.L.: 2.8 per cent (3.2)

— Charlottetown-Summerside: 3.7 per cent (3.4)

— Halifax: 3.6 per cent (3.8)

— Saint John, N.B.: 2.6 per cent (2.7)

— Quebec City: 2.2 per cent (3.0)

— Montreal: 2.5 per cent (3.2)

— Ottawa: 2.7 per cent (2.7)

— Toronto: 3.4 per cent (3.4)

— Thunder Bay, Ont.: 1.6 per cent (2.2)

— Winnipeg: 1.5 per cent (1.4)

— Regina: 1.4 per cent (1.5)

— Saskatoon: 1.9 per cent (1.5)

— Edmonton: 2.7 per cent (2.8)

— Calgary: 3.6 per cent (3.6)

— Vancouver: 2.3 per cent (3.1)

— Victoria: 2.9 per cent (2.9)

— Whitehorse: 1.9 per cent (2.3)

— Yellowknife: 1.8 per cent (2.6)

— Iqaluit: 1.0 per cent (0.6)

Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.7 per cent in June, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets):

— Newfoundland and Labrador: 2.3 per cent (2.6)

— Prince Edward Island: 3.4 per cent (3.2)

— Nova Scotia: 3.5 per cent (3.7)

— New Brunswick: 2.8 per cent (2.9)

— Quebec: 2.2 per cent (3.1)

— Ontario: 3.0 per cent (3.0)

— Manitoba: 1.4 per cent (1.3)

— Saskatchewan: 1.4 per cent (1.5)

— Alberta: 3.0 per cent (3.0)

— British Columbia: 2.6 per cent (2.9)