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Canada Annual Inflation Rate Climbs in June 

An increase in cigarette prices helped push Canada's annual inflation rate in June up to 1.3 percent from the 1.0 percent recorded in May, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday. . .

"Just over of half the Consumer Price Index 's advance in June (compared to June last year) is due to a rise in cigarette prices, largely resulting from an increase in taxes," Statscan said in its daily bulletin. Cigarette prices in June were 32.1 percent higher than in June 2001. [This graph only]

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