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Line chart showing Canada's monthly CPI inflation rate rising to 3.0 percent in July 2026 from 2.8 percent in June.

Canadian inflation climbed to 3.0 per cent in July from 2.8 per cent in June, moving further above the Bank of Canada's 2 per cent target. The central bank attributes most of that gap to gasoline prices tied to the Middle East conflict, with inflation excluding fuel running closer to 2.2 per cent. Markets still price roughly 99 per cent odds the Bank holds its rate at 2.25 per cent at its September 2 decision, treating the increase as an external cost shock rather than domestic demand pressure.

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