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Fix: Remove fabricated data from CPI and GDP articles
- Remove identical fabricated component breakdowns from CPI July-November 2025 (EN/FR) - Remove identical fabricated provincial tables from CPI July-November 2025 (EN/FR) - Fix GDP October 2025 YoY: corrected from 0.4% to 0.04% (10x error) - Fix text errors with wrong month references in CPI articles - Update highlights to only include verifiable trend data 591 lines of fabricated data removed across 10 articles. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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docs/en/cpi-august-2025/index.md

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<div class="label">Year-over-year change in Consumer Price Index, August 2025</div>
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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.9% in August 2025 compared with the same month a year earlier. The index stood at 164.8, up from 161.8 in November 2024. On a monthly basis, prices decreased 0.1% from October 2025.
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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.9% in August 2025 compared with the same month a year earlier.
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<div class="highlights">
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**Highlights**
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- The Consumer Price Index rose 1.9% year over year in August 2025
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- Food costs increased 4.2%, the largest contributor to inflation
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- Household operations, furnishings and equipment prices rose 3.3% compared to August last year
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- Manitoba recorded the highest increase at 3.3%
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- Inflation edged up from 1.7% in July
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## Prices by major component
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Among the eight major components of the CPI, food prices showed the largest year-over-year increase at 4.2%. Mortgage interest costs and rent continued to put upward pressure on this category.
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Food prices rose 4.2%.
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```js
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const components = [
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{name: "Food", change: 4.2},
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{name: "Household operations, furnishings and equipment", change: 3.3},
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{name: "Health and personal care", change: 3.0},
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{name: "Shelter", change: 2.3},
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{name: "Alcoholic beverages, tobacco products and recreational cannabis", change: 1.4},
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{name: "Clothing and footwear", change: 0.8},
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{name: "Transportation", change: 0.7},
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{name: "Recreation, education and reading", change: 0.4}
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];
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display(Plot.plot({
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title: "Year-over-year change by component (%)",
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width: 640,
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height: 320,
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marginLeft: 140,
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x: {domain: [-1, 5], grid: true, label: "Percent change"},
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y: {label: null},
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marks: [
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Plot.ruleX([0]),
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Plot.barX(components, {
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y: "name",
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x: "change",
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fill: "#AF3C43",
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sort: {y: "-x"}
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}),
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Plot.text(components, {
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y: "name",
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x: "change",
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text: d => d.change.toFixed(1) + "%",
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dx: 20,
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fill: "currentColor"
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})
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]
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}));
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```
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## Provincial variation
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Price increases varied across provinces and territories. Manitoba recorded the highest year-over-year increase at 3.3%, driven by rising shelter and transportation costs. Prince Edward Island showed the lowest increase at 1.4%.
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| Province | Year-over-year change |
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|----------|----------------------|
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| Manitoba | +3.3% |
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| Quebec | +3.0% |
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| New Brunswick | +2.7% |
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| Nova Scotia | +2.4% |
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| Newfoundland and Labrador | +2.2% |
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| Saskatchewan | +2.1% |
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| British Columbia | +2.0% |
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| Ontario | +1.9% |
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| Alberta | +1.9% |
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| Prince Edward Island | +1.4% |
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docs/en/cpi-july-2025/index.md

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<div class="label">Year-over-year change in Consumer Price Index, July 2025</div>
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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.7% in July 2025 compared with the same month a year earlier. The index stood at 164.9, up from 161.8 in November 2024. On a monthly basis, prices increased 0.3% from October 2025.
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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.7% in July 2025 compared with the same month a year earlier.
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<div class="highlights">
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**Highlights**
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- The Consumer Price Index rose 1.7% year over year in July 2025
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- Food costs increased 4.2%, the largest contributor to inflation
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- Household operations, furnishings and equipment prices rose 3.3% compared to July last year
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- Manitoba recorded the highest increase at 3.3%
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- Inflation moderated from 2.6% in February 2025 to 1.7% in July
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## Prices by major component
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Among the eight major components of the CPI, food prices showed the largest year-over-year increase at 4.2%. Mortgage interest costs and rent continued to put upward pressure on this category.
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Food prices rose 4.2%.
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```js
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const components = [
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{name: "Food", change: 4.2},
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{name: "Household operations, furnishings and equipment", change: 3.3},
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{name: "Health and personal care", change: 3.0},
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{name: "Shelter", change: 2.3},
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{name: "Alcoholic beverages, tobacco products and recreational cannabis", change: 1.4},
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{name: "Clothing and footwear", change: 0.8},
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{name: "Transportation", change: 0.7},
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{name: "Recreation, education and reading", change: 0.4}
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];
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display(Plot.plot({
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title: "Year-over-year change by component (%)",
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width: 640,
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height: 320,
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marginLeft: 140,
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x: {domain: [-1, 5], grid: true, label: "Percent change"},
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y: {label: null},
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marks: [
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Plot.ruleX([0]),
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Plot.barX(components, {
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y: "name",
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x: "change",
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fill: "#AF3C43",
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sort: {y: "-x"}
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Plot.text(components, {
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x: "change",
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text: d => d.change.toFixed(1) + "%",
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})
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]
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}));
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```
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## Provincial variation
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Price increases varied across provinces and territories. Manitoba recorded the highest year-over-year increase at 3.3%, driven by rising shelter and transportation costs. Prince Edward Island showed the lowest increase at 1.4%.
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| Province | Year-over-year change |
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| Manitoba | +3.3% |
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| Quebec | +3.0% |
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| New Brunswick | +2.7% |
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| Nova Scotia | +2.4% |
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| Newfoundland and Labrador | +2.2% |
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| Saskatchewan | +2.1% |
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| British Columbia | +2.0% |
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| Ontario | +1.9% |
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| Alberta | +1.9% |
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| Prince Edward Island | +1.4% |
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docs/en/cpi-november-2025/index.md

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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.2% in November 2025 compared with the same month a year earlier. The index stood at 165.4, up from 161.8 in November 2024. On a monthly basis, prices increased 0.1% from October 2025.
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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.2% in November 2025 compared with the same month a year earlier.
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- The Consumer Price Index rose 2.2% year over year in November 2025
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- Food costs increased 4.2%, the largest contributor to inflation
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- Household operations, furnishings and equipment prices rose 3.3% compared to November last year
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- Manitoba recorded the highest increase at 3.3%
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- Inflation held steady from October
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## Prices by major component
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Among the eight major components of the CPI, food prices showed the largest year-over-year increase at 4.2%. Mortgage interest costs and rent continued to put upward pressure on this category.
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Food prices rose 4.2%.
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```js
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const components = [
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{name: "Food", change: 4.2},
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{name: "Household operations, furnishings and equipment", change: 3.3},
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{name: "Health and personal care", change: 3.0},
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{name: "Shelter", change: 2.3},
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{name: "Alcoholic beverages, tobacco products and recreational cannabis", change: 1.4},
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{name: "Clothing and footwear", change: 0.8},
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{name: "Transportation", change: 0.7},
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{name: "Recreation, education and reading", change: 0.4}
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display(Plot.plot({
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title: "Year-over-year change by component (%)",
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x: {domain: [-1, 5], grid: true, label: "Percent change"},
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y: "name",
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sort: {y: "-x"}
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text: d => d.change.toFixed(1) + "%",
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}));
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```
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Price increases varied across provinces and territories. Manitoba recorded the highest year-over-year increase at 3.3%, driven by rising shelter and transportation costs. Prince Edward Island showed the lowest increase at 1.4%.
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| Province | Year-over-year change |
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| Manitoba | +3.3% |
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| Quebec | +3.0% |
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| New Brunswick | +2.7% |
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| Nova Scotia | +2.4% |
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| Newfoundland and Labrador | +2.2% |
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| Saskatchewan | +2.1% |
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| British Columbia | +2.0% |
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| Ontario | +1.9% |
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| Alberta | +1.9% |
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| Prince Edward Island | +1.4% |
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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.2% in October 2025 compared with the same month a year earlier. The index stood at 165.3, up from 161.8 in November 2024. On a monthly basis, prices increased 0.2% from October 2025.
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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.2% in October 2025 compared with the same month a year earlier.
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**Highlights**
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- The Consumer Price Index rose 2.2% year over year in October 2025
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- Food costs increased 4.2%, the largest contributor to inflation
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- Household operations, furnishings and equipment prices rose 3.3% compared to October last year
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- Manitoba recorded the highest increase at 3.3%
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## Prices by major component
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Among the eight major components of the CPI, food prices showed the largest year-over-year increase at 4.2%. Mortgage interest costs and rent continued to put upward pressure on this category.
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```js
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const components = [
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{name: "Food", change: 4.2},
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{name: "Household operations, furnishings and equipment", change: 3.3},
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{name: "Health and personal care", change: 3.0},
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{name: "Shelter", change: 2.3},
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{name: "Alcoholic beverages, tobacco products and recreational cannabis", change: 1.4},
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{name: "Clothing and footwear", change: 0.8},
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{name: "Transportation", change: 0.7},
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{name: "Recreation, education and reading", change: 0.4}
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];
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display(Plot.plot({
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title: "Year-over-year change by component (%)",
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width: 640,
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height: 320,
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marginLeft: 140,
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x: {domain: [-1, 5], grid: true, label: "Percent change"},
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y: {label: null},
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marks: [
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Plot.ruleX([0]),
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Plot.barX(components, {
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y: "name",
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x: "change",
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fill: "#AF3C43",
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sort: {y: "-x"}
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}),
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y: "name",
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x: "change",
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text: d => d.change.toFixed(1) + "%",
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dx: 20,
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fill: "currentColor"
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})
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]
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}));
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```
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Price increases varied across provinces and territories. Manitoba recorded the highest year-over-year increase at 3.3%, driven by rising shelter and transportation costs. Prince Edward Island showed the lowest increase at 1.4%.
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| Province | Year-over-year change |
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|----------|----------------------|
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| Manitoba | +3.3% |
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| Quebec | +3.0% |
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| New Brunswick | +2.7% |
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| Nova Scotia | +2.4% |
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| Newfoundland and Labrador | +2.2% |
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| Saskatchewan | +2.1% |
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| British Columbia | +2.0% |
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| Ontario | +1.9% |
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| Alberta | +1.9% |
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| Prince Edward Island | +1.4% |
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