Canada: CPI rose 1.2% YoY in December

FXstreet.com (Edinburgh) - Canadian consumer prices rose 1.2% on a year through December, missing expectations at 1.3% and up from November’s 0.9%. On a monthly basis prices contracted 0.2%, matching consensus. The Bank of Canada Core CPI rose 1.3% over the last twelve months. On a monthly basis, core prices fell 0.4%.