Canada’s Annual Rate of Inflation Rose to 0.7 Percent in October

Statistics Canada building and signs are pictured in Ottawa on July 3, 2019. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

OTTAWA—Statistics Canada says the consumer price index in October was up 0.7 percent compared with a year ago as the annual pace of inflation increased led by higher food prices.

The increase compared with a year−over−year rise of 0.5 percent in September.