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CANADA: Further CPI Y/Y Disinflation But Another Uptick For 3-mth Expected [1/2]

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  • The July CPI report is released at 0830ET on Tuesday, which along with next week’s GDP for Q2/June is the last major release before the Sep 4 BoC decision. 
  • However, unlike recent CPI reports, market expectations for the upcoming BoC decision are seen as far less in the balance with OIS steadily showing a third consecutive 25bp cut fully priced. 
  • Consensus sees headline CPI at a non-seasonally adjusted 0.4% M/M although with fewer estimates than usual owing to the summer holidays. 
  • It would translate to 2.5% Y/Y after the 2.67% Y/Y in June, for what would be a fresh low since Mar 2021. 
  • The BoC’s preferred core (average of median and trim) is also seen slowing a tenth to 2.65% Y/Y. It’s been within the 1-3% target range since March although has recently stabilized at an average 2.75% over the latest three months to June. 
  • Note that TD Securities, who are in line with the 2.65% median, see the latest monthly profile accelerating further from 2.9% to 3.1% annualized on a three-month rolling basis. It bottomed at 1.5% in March.  
  • That would be the highest since December although by our reckoning it would see the six-month rate only increase two tenths to 2.4% annualized. 

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