Inflation rises as gas prices soar
Canwest News Service Published: Thursday, June 19, 2008
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/can...html?id=599198OTTAWA -- Canada's inflation rate jumped to 2.2% in May from 1.7% the previous month as gasoline prices continued to soars, Statistics Canada said Thursday.
May marked the second consecutive monthly rise in the consumer price index and was the sharpest increase since January 2007. On a monthly basis, the CPI rose one% from April. ...