Canada June Consumer Price Index: Summary (Table)

By Andy Burt

July 23 (Bloomberg) -- Following is a summary of the June consumer price index report from Statistics Canada.

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                      June   May  April March Feb.  Jan.  Dec.  June  3-mo.
                      2008  2008  2008  2008  2008  2008  2007  YOY%  Annual
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[bn:WBTKR=CACPICHG:IND] All items []               0.7%  1.0%  0.8%  0.4%  0.4% -0.2%  0.1%  3.1%  10.3%
 Ex-food & energy      0.0%  0.4%  0.3%  0.2%  0.4% -0.4% -0.2%  1.2%   2.6%
[bn:WBTKR=CACPX8M:IND]   Core []                  0.1%  0.3%  0.3%  0.2%  0.5%  0.1% -0.3%  1.5%   2.5%
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Food                    1.0%  1.0%  0.8% -0.2%  0.4%  0.6%  0.4%  2.8%  11.9%
Shelter                 0.6%  0.3%  0.9%  0.4%  0.3%  0.0%  0.3%  4.7%   7.5%
Household operations    0.0% -0.1%  0.3%  0.0%  0.8% -0.2%  0.2%  1.3%   0.8%
Clothing, shoes        -0.5% -1.4% -1.8%  2.0%  2.1% -1.6% -2.8% -0.6% -13.8%
Transportation          1.8%  2.9%  2.0%  0.7% -0.5%  0.1%  0.7%  5.5%  30.1%
Health, personal care   0.1%  0.3%  0.4%  0.2%  0.2% -0.2% -0.3%  0.7%   3.0%
Recreation, education   0.0%  1.3%  0.3%  0.5%  1.2% -1.6% -0.8%  0.4%   6.5%
Alcohol, tobacco        0.2%  0.6%  0.1% -0.2%  0.3%  0.2% -0.2%  1.6%   3.5%
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                      June   May  April March Feb.  Jan.  Dec.  June  3-mo.
                      2008  2008  2008  2008  2008  2008  2007  YOY%  Annual
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Goods                   1.1%  1.1%  1.0%  0.7%  0.1% -0.1% -0.2%  2.5%  13.6%
Services                0.3%  0.8%  0.5%  0.2%  0.6% -0.3%  0.3%  3.7%   7.0%
Energy                  4.4%  5.5%  4.9%  2.7%  0.3%  0.6%  1.2% 18.0%  77.5%
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NOTE: All figures are not seasonally adjusted and month-over-month,
unless otherwise stated.

The following eight volatile components, as defined by the Bank of Canada, comprise the core CPI ex-8: fruit; fruit preparation and nuts; vegetables and vegetable preparations; mortgage interest costs; natural gas; fuel oil and other fuels; gasoline; inter-city transportation and tobacco products and smokers' supplies. Figures prior to May are based on previous release and may be subject to revision.

To contact the reporter on this story: Andy Burt in Washington at aburt1@bloomberg.net