December 2012 Consumer Price Index

February 4, 2013

Consumers paid 1.9 per cent more in December 2012 than they did a year ago for the basket of goods and services included in the Consumer Price Index [CPI]. The annual rate of inflation remained at the rate measured in November.

Between November and December 2012, the average cost of goods and services in the Consumer Price Index fell 0.3 percentage points. The all-items index declined from 120.5 in November to 120.1 in December. This means that the basket of goods and services that cost $100.00 in April 2006 now cost $120.10.

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