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March 17, 2021CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, FEBRUARY 2021 
YEAR-OVER-YEAR (Feb 2021 vs Feb 2020)
All items (index 2002=100)
Consumer prices in Nova Scotia increased 1.2% year-over-year in February. This was just over the national average of a 1.1% increase. In Halifax, consumer prices were up 1.4% in February.
MONTH-OVER-MONTH (Feb 2021 vs Jan 2021)
All items (index 2002=100)
Consumer prices in Nova Scotia increased 0.4% month-over-month in February 2021, just below the national average of 0.5% increase. In Halifax, prices were up 0.4% from the previous month.
Excluding food and energy (index 2002=100)
Nova Scotia consumer prices excluding food and energy increased 0.2% in February 2021 at the same rate as the national average of 0.2%.
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 18-10-0004-01 Consumer Price Index, monthly, not seasonally adjusted
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