OTTAWA — Canada's national annual inflation rate was -0.4 per cent in May, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets):
— Newfoundland and Labrador: -1.3 per cent (-1.5)
— Prince Edward Island: -1.5 (-1.3)
— Nova Scotia: -0.9 (-0.6)
— New Brunswick: -0.8 (-1.3)
— Quebec: -0.4 (0.2)
— Ontario: -0.4 (-0.1)
— Manitoba: -0.5 (-0.6)
— Saskatchewan: -0.6 (-1.4)
— Alberta: 0.1 (-0.5)
— British Columbia: -0.2 (0.0)
The Canadian Press