Canada’s July 2026 inflation data to show gas price rebound, economists say
Statistics Canada releases figures on 17 August 2026 ahead of the Bank of Canada’s September interest rate decision
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Canada’s July 2026 inflation data to show gas price rebound, economists say
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What this story says
- Statistics Canada will release July 2026 inflation figures on the morning of 17 August 2026.
- Economists polled by LSEG Data & Analytics expect the annual inflation rate to rise to 2.9 percent in July, up from 2.8 percent in June.
- The increase is attributed to rebounding gas prices after renewed hostilities in the Middle East.
- The Bank of Canada’s next interest rate decision is scheduled for 2 September 2026.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 42 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 10 of the 52 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
62/100
Craft
85/100
Hype
15/100
52 sources · methodology
Missing from the right
Only 1 of the 42 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
A reader who follows the right would not have seen this. We report the absence rather than explain it: outlets choose what to cover for many reasons, and we have no evidence about which one applies here.
Statistics Canada will publish Canada’s July 2026 inflation figures on 17 August 2026. The data follows a June 2026 report that showed the annual inflation rate cooling to 2.8 percent, the lowest in over a year.
A poll of economists conducted by LSEG Data & Analytics forecasts the inflation rate rose to 2.9 percent in July. The increase is linked to higher gas prices, which had fallen in June after progress in Iran war peace talks but rebounded amid renewed Middle East hostilities.
The Bank of Canada will use the July inflation data in its next interest rate decision, scheduled for 2 September 2026. The central bank has held its policy rate steady at 2.25 percent in six consecutive decisions, citing volatile global energy prices and U.S. tariffs as economic pressures.
What the coverage left out
No right-rated outlet ran this story at all. None of the digests from left- or centre-rated outlets mentioned the Bank of Canada’s policy rate of 2.25 percent or the six consecutive decisions to hold it steady, though the full report from meadowlakeNOW included both details. The role of U.S. tariffs in hampering the economy was also omitted from all digests.
Coverage settled. We checked this 16 times and stopped on 22 Aug 2026, 16:15. The figures above are what it finished at.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
26 rated outlets
- All six left-rated digests led on the expected rise in the annual inflation rate to 2.9 percent in July. They included the June 2026 rate of 2.8 percent and attributed the forecast to LSEG Data & Analytics. Five of the six digests mentioned the role of rebounding gas prices in driving the increase.
- The Toronto Star’s digest, like the others, noted the timing of the release ahead of the Bank of Canada’s September rate decision. The full report from meadowlakeNOW, which the left-rated outlets also carried, quoted economists linking the inflation uptick to renewed Middle East tensions and their impact on global oil prices.
Centre
15 rated outlets
- The three centre-rated digests led on the same core facts: the release of July 2026 inflation figures, the expected rise to 2.9 percent, and the attribution to LSEG Data & Analytics. Two of the three digests explicitly mentioned the June 2026 rate of 2.8 percent.
- The Medicine Hat News digest included additional detail on the relief Canadian drivers experienced at gas pumps in June, linking it to progress in Iran war peace talks. The Winnipeg Free Press and meadowlakeNOW digests did not carry this context. The full report from meadowlakeNOW, which the centre-rated outlets also published, provided the most detail on the Bank of Canada’s rate decision timeline and the factors influencing it.
Right
1 rated outlet
We have not written our reading of the right coverage of this story. The right-rated outlets that ran it are listed below.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Canada’s July 2026 inflation data to show gas price rebound, economists…?
- Of the 42 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 62% are rated left, 36% are rated centre, 2% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 52. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Canada’s July 2026 inflation data to show gas price rebound, economists… left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 42 rated outlets on this story, 62% are rated left, 36% are rated centre, 2% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
- Is the coverage of Canada’s July 2026 inflation data to show gas price rebound, economists… biased?
- Canada’s July 2026 inflation data to show gas price rebound, economists say is one event reported by 52 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Canada’s July 2026 inflation data to show gas price rebound, economists…?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Canada’s July 2026 inflation data to show gas price rebound, economists…?
- 52 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What is the expected inflation rate for July 2026?
- Economists polled by LSEG Data & Analytics expect Canada’s annual inflation rate rose to 2.9 percent in July 2026, up from 2.8 percent in June. The increase is attributed to rebounding gas prices after renewed Middle East hostilities.
- When will the Bank of Canada make its next interest rate decision?
- The Bank of Canada’s next interest rate decision is scheduled for 2 September 2026. The July 2026 inflation figures, released on 17 August, will be the last data the bank reviews before that decision.
- Why did gas prices rebound in July 2026?
- Gas prices fell in June 2026 after progress in Iran war peace talks, but economists say renewed hostilities in the Middle East caused prices to rise again in July. This rebound is expected to have driven the increase in Canada’s inflation rate.
Read it at the source
53 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
27- Inflation Rose to 3.3% in Quebec in July (opens TVA Nouvelles in a new tab)
TVA Nouvelles — is TVA Nouvelles biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Gas and travel tours drive inflation to 3 per cent in July (opens windsornewstoday.ca in a new tab)
windsornewstoday.ca — is windsornewstoday.ca biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Gas and travel tours drive inflation to 3 per cent in July (opens cknewstoday.ca in a new tab)
cknewstoday.ca — is cknewstoday.ca biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Gas and travel tours drive inflation to 3 per cent in July (opens sarnianewstoday.ca in a new tab)
sarnianewstoday.ca — is sarnianewstoday.ca biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Gas and travel tours drive inflation to 3 per cent in July (opens cknxnewstoday.ca in a new tab)
cknxnewstoday.ca — is cknxnewstoday.ca biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Here’s a list of July inflation rates for Canadian provinces (opens WellandTribune.ca in a new tab)
WellandTribune.ca — is WellandTribune.ca biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Here's a list of July inflation rates for Canadian provinces (opens The NOTL Local in a new tab)
The NOTL Local — is The NOTL Local biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Here's a list of July inflation rates for Canadian provinces (opens Guelph Today in a new tab)
Guelph Today — is Guelph Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
Show 19 more
- Here’s a list of July inflation rates for Canadian provinces (opens The Record in a new tab)
The Record — is The Record biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Slight Inflation Acceleration to 3% in July in Canada (opens Radio-Canada in a new tab)
Radio-Canada — is Radio-Canada biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canada: Gasoline Prices Increased Inflation to 3% in July (opens La Presse in a new tab)
- Statistics Canada set to report how rebounding gas prices affected inflation in July (opens National Observer in a new tab)
National Observer — is National Observer biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Statistics Canada to report how rebounding gas prices affected inflation in July (opens CambridgeToday.ca in a new tab)
CambridgeToday.ca — is CambridgeToday.ca biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Statistics Canada to report how rebounding gas prices affected inflation in July (opens Oakville News in a new tab)
Oakville News — is Oakville News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Statistics Canada to report how rebounding gas prices affected inflation in July (opens StratfordToday.ca in a new tab)
StratfordToday.ca — is StratfordToday.ca biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Statistics Canada to report how rebounding gas prices affected inflation in July (opens Bay Today in a new tab)
- Statistics Canada to report how rebounding gas prices affected inflation in July (opens Sudbury in a new tab)
- Statistics Canada to report how rebounding gas prices affected inflation in July (opens Thorold Today in a new tab)
Thorold Today — is Thorold Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Statistics Canada to report how rebounding gas prices affected inflation in July (opens Orillia Matters in a new tab)
Orillia Matters — is Orillia Matters biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Statistics Canada to report how rebounding gas prices affected inflation in July (opens The Lethbridge Herald in a new tab)
The Lethbridge Herald — is The Lethbridge Herald biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Statistics Canada to report how rebounding gas prices affected inflation in July (opens Timmins Today in a new tab)
Timmins Today — is Timmins Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Statistics Canada to report how rebounding gas prices affected inflation in July (opens InnisfilToday.ca in a new tab)
InnisfilToday.ca — is InnisfilToday.ca biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Statistics Canada to report how rebounding gas prices affected inflation in July (opens SooToday.com in a new tab)
SooToday.com — is SooToday.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Statistics Canada to report how rebounding gas prices affected inflation in July (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
Rocky Mountain Outlook — is Rocky Mountain Outlook biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Statistics Canada to report how rebounding gas prices affected inflation in July (opens The Toronto Star in a new tab)
The Toronto Star — is The Toronto Star biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Statistics Canada to report how rebounding gas prices affected inflation in July (opens NiagaraFallsReview.ca in a new tab)
NiagaraFallsReview.ca — is NiagaraFallsReview.ca biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Statistics Canada to report how rebounding gas prices affected inflation in July (opens The Hamilton Spectator in a new tab)
The Hamilton Spectator — is The Hamilton Spectator biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
15- Gas price rebound drove inflation up to 3% in July: StatCan (opens Durham Radio News in a new tab)
Durham Radio News — is Durham Radio News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Gas price rebound drove inflation up to 3% in July: StatCan (opens BIV News in a new tab)
- July’s inflation rebound not enough to sway the Bank of Canada: economists (opens CTV News in a new tab)
- Canada’s July annual inflation accelerates to 3% as gasoline rebounds (opens WTVB in a new tab)
- Gas price rebound drove inflation up to 3% in July: StatCan (opens Castanet in a new tab)
- Canada Inflation Ticks Up to 3% Amid Higher Gas Prices (opens Bloomberg in a new tab)
- Inflation Rose to 3.0% in July in Canada (opens Le Devoir in a new tab)
- Gas prices drove inflation up to 3% in July as food cost pressures eased (opens The Globe & Mail in a new tab)
The Globe & Mail — is The Globe & Mail biased? Our profile of this outlet
Show 7 more
- Statistics Canada to report how rebounding gas prices affected inflation in July (opens Narcity in a new tab)
- Gas price rebound drove inflation up to 3% in July: StatCan (opens City News in a new tab)
- Statistics Canada to report how rebounding gas prices affected inflation in July (opens Ckpg Today in a new tab)
Ckpg Today — is Ckpg Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Statistics Canada to report how rebounding gas prices affected inflation in July (opens Battlefords NOW in a new tab)
Battlefords NOW — is Battlefords NOW biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Statistics Canada to report how rebounding gas prices affected inflation in July (opens Medicine Hat News in a new tab)
Medicine Hat News — is Medicine Hat News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Statistics Canada to report how rebounding gas prices affected inflation in July (opens meadowlakeNOW in a new tab)
meadowlakeNOW — is meadowlakeNOW biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Statistics Canada to report how rebounding gas prices affected inflation in July (opens Winnipeg Free Press in a new tab)
Winnipeg Free Press — is Winnipeg Free Press biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
1Not rated
10- "Canada's Inflation Hits 3% in July Amid Middle East Tensions" (opens Daily US Times in a new tab)
Daily US Times — is Daily US Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canada’s Inflation Skyrocketed to 3.0% per Year in July (opens El Economista in a new tab)
El Economista — is El Economista biased? Our profile of this outlet
- @ the Bell: Stocks hold steady despite inflation surprise (opens themarketonline.ca in a new tab)
themarketonline.ca — is themarketonline.ca biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canada’s July CPI Expected To Show Inflation Accelerating, Keeping Bank Of Canada In Focus (opens Bitcoin World in a new tab)
Bitcoin World — is Bitcoin World biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canadian Inflation Heated Up in July - ActionForex (opens Action Forex in a new tab)
Action Forex — is Action Forex biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Inflation for Canada Rises to 3% Amid Higher Gasoline Prices (opens La República in a new tab)
La República — is La República biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Gas price rebound drove inflation up to 3% in July: StatCan (opens Helicopters Magazine in a new tab)
Helicopters Magazine — is Helicopters Magazine biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Gas price rebound drove inflation up to 3% in July: StatCan (opens Wings Magazine in a new tab)
Wings Magazine — is Wings Magazine biased? Our profile of this outlet
Show 2 more
- Statistics Canada to report how rebounding gas prices affected inflation in July (opens Western Investor in a new tab)
Western Investor — is Western Investor biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Statistics Canada to report how rebounding gas prices affected inflation in July (opens Airdrie City View in a new tab)
Airdrie City View — is Airdrie City View biased? Our profile of this outlet
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