Canada October CPI 6.9% y/y vs 6.9% expected

• Prior was 6.9%
• CPI m/m +0.7% vs +0.7% expected
• Prior m/m reading was +0.1%
• Gasoline prices +17.8% vs +13.2% y/y in prior
• Gasoline prices +9.2% m/m vs -7.4% prior
• Food +10.3% vs +10.8% y/y prior
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Core measures:

• BOC core 5.8% vs 6.0% prior
• BOC core m/m +0.4% vs +0.4% prior
• Median 4.8% vs 4.7% prior
• Trim 5.3% vs 5.2% prior
• Common 6.2% vs 6.0% expected (6.0% prior)

This is a mixed bag but the core numbers are mostly higher and that's the inflation Inflation Inflation is defined as a quantitative measure of the rate in which the average price level of goods and services in an economy or country increases over a period of time. It is the rise in the general level of prices where a given currency effectively buys less than it did in prior periods.In terms of assessing the strength or currencies, and by extension foreign exchange, inflation or measures of it are extremely influential. Inflation stems from the overall creation of money. This money is m Inflation is defined as a quantitative measure of the rate in which the average price level of goods and services in an economy or country increases over a period of time. It is the rise in the general level of prices where a given currency effectively buys less than it did in prior periods.In terms of assessing the strength or currencies, and by extension foreign exchange, inflation or measures of it are extremely influential. Inflation stems from the overall creation of money. This money is m Read this Term signal for the Bank of Canada. For now, the BOC will be patient in letting some of the hikes pass through but the market is still pricing in a 34% chance of 50 bps rather than 25 on Dec 7.

One of the biggest tailwinds in this survey is the mortgage-cost index, which rose 11.4% y/y, which is the highest since Feb 1991. That highlights how the Bank of Canada is boosting costs for Canadians as it tries to dampen them.