Inflation Falls to 2.7% in June, Driven by Slower Growth in Gas Prices: StatCan

Inflation Falls to 2.7% in June, Driven by Slower Growth in Gas Prices: StatCan
A Statistics Canada sign is pictured in Ottawa on July 3, 2019. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Economists say an unexpected dip in the national inflation rate bodes well for the prospects of the Bank of Canada making a second straight cut to its benchmark interest rate when it meets later this month.

Canada’s annual inflation rate fell to 2.7 percent in June, down from the 2.9 percent year-over-year growth in May, Statistics Canada said on July 16.