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March 19, 2024CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, FEBRUARY 2024 
Year-over-year (February 2024 vs February 2023)
All items: Consumer prices in Nova Scotia increased 2.8%. The national average inflation was also 2.8%. In Halifax consumer prices increased 3.4%.
All items excluding food and energy: Nova Scotia consumer prices outside of food and energy increased 2.4%. This was below the national average increase of 2.8%.
Month-over-month (February 2024 vs January 2024)
All items: Consumer prices in Nova Scotia increased 0.5%. Nationally, consumer prices increased 0.3% compared to the previous month. In Halifax consumer prices rose 0.6%.
All items excluding food and energy: Nova Scotia consumer prices excluding food and energy rose 0.5% month over month in February 2024. Nationally, consumer prices outside of food and energy were 0.2% higher compared to the previous month.
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 18-10-0004-01 Consumer Price Index, monthly, not seasonally adjusted
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