加拿大统计局预测8月份消费者物价指数比8月份增加2.1%,使通货膨胀率低于3%的目标。 Statistics Canada predicts a 2.1% year-over-year August consumer price index increase, keeping inflation below the 3% target.

加拿大统计局今天将公布八月消费物价指数,经济学家预测年同比物价上涨2.1%,比7月的2.5%有所下降。 Statistics Canada will release its August consumer price index today, with economists predicting a 2.1% year-over-year price increase, down from 2.5% in July. 这一趋势使通货膨胀率低于3%的目标,使加拿大银行今年可以三次降低利率,目前的关键利率为4.25%。 This trend keeps inflation below the 3% target, allowing the Bank of Canada to cut interest rates three times this year, with the current key rate at 4.25%. Tiff Macklem总督建议,如果经济状况恶化,可以更快地削减。 Governor Tiff Macklem has suggested faster cuts may occur if economic conditions worsen. 预计美联储也将宣布四年来首次削减利率。 The U.S. Federal Reserve is also expected to announce its first rate cut in four years soon.