May 21, 2024CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, APRIL 2024 ![](https://novascotia.ca/finance/statistics/media/20240521-cpi64m1c.jpg)
Year-over-year (April 2024 vs April 2023)
All items: Consumer prices in Nova Scotia increased 3.1%. The national average inflation was 2.7%. 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 2.7%.
Month-over-month (April 2024 vs March 2024)
All items: Consumer prices in Nova Scotia increased 0.4%. Nationally, consumer prices increased 0.5% 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 declined 0.1% month over month in April 2024. Nationally, consumer prices outside of food and energy were 0.3% higher compared to the previous month.
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 18-10-0004-01 Consumer Price Index, monthly, not seasonally adjusted