For additional information relating to this article, please contact:
April 16, 2024CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, MARCH 2024 
Year-over-year (March 2024 vs March 2023)
All items: Consumer prices in Nova Scotia increased 3.3%. The national average inflation was 2.9%. In Halifax consumer prices increased 3.6%.
All items excluding food and energy: Nova Scotia consumer prices outside of food and energy increased 2.7%. This was below the national average increase of 2.9%.
Month-over-month (March 2024 vs February 2024)
All items: Consumer prices in Nova Scotia increased 0.6%. Nationally, consumer prices also increased 0.6% compared to the previous month. In Halifax consumer prices rose 0.4%.
All items excluding food and energy: Nova Scotia consumer prices excluding food and energy rose 0.7% month over month in March 2024. Nationally, consumer prices outside of food and energy were also 0.7% higher compared to the previous month.
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 18-10-0004-01 Consumer Price Index, monthly, not seasonally adjusted