The interannual rate of inflation in Canada fell half a point in December and stood at 6.3%, according to data released on Tuesday by Statistics Canada (EC).
In the whole of 2022, the average rate of inflation was 6.8%.
Excluding food and energy prices, year-on-year inflation was 5.3% in the last month of 2022. In November the figure had been 5.4%.
The rise in food prices continued but has moderated: in year-on-year terms they rose by 11% in December, compared to the 11.4% registered in November.
Over the past five months, the rise in food prices has been consistently around 11%.
In December, Canadian consumers paid 13.1% less for gasoline, the biggest price drop since April 2020. Compared to December 2021, gasoline prices increased 3%.