Canadian consumer prices rise 2 percent in a year

(Oct. 17, 2014) -- "Excluding energy, inflation pressures picked up pace to average 2.0 percent in Q3, the quickest since late 2011," said Desjardins. "Further, today's report confirmed the broadening out of inflation pressures that started in August when 46 percent of the components of the CPI posted gains of at least 2 percent."