Consumer prices in October are expected to have risen at the slowest pace so far this year, maintaining the rate well below the 2.0% mandate and near the lower end of the 1% to 3% inflation-control target set by Bank of Canada. Statistics Canada will release inflation data Friday and analysts have centered their expectations of 'all items CPI' to increase by 1.1% in October compared to 12 months ago, replacing September and August's 1.2% increase as the smallest so far this year. On a monthly basis, prices are expected to edge up 0.1% in October. The rise in core prices (excluding the 8 most volatile items) is also ... (full story)