Economists Expect Steady August Inflation Amid Falling Gas Prices
Trade war between Canada and US may impact consumer costs later.
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Economists Expect Steady August Inflation Amid Falling Gas Prices
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What this story says
- Inflation is expected to have remained steady in August, according to economists.
- Gasoline prices have fallen since earlier in the summer.
- The trade dispute between Canada and the United States may lead to increased consumer costs.
- No right-rated outlets covered this story.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 10 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 3 of the 13 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
30/100
Craft
45/100
Hype
20/100
13 sources · methodology
Missing from the right
None of the 10 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.
Economists anticipate that inflation rates were unchanged in August. This expectation follows a period where gasoline prices decreased from their earlier summer levels. The ongoing trade conflict between Canada and the United States is projected to place some financial pressure on consumers in the future.
Coverage
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated outlets covered this story.
Coverage settled. We checked this 9 times and stopped on 16 Sept 2026, 21:45. 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
6 rated outlets
- The left-rated digests focused on economists' expectations for steady inflation in August, noting the decline in gasoline prices. They also highlighted the potential impact of the Canada-US trade war on consumers' wallets. The digests from The Toronto Star, Rocky Mountain Outlook, The Hamilton Spectator, The Record, and St Catharines Standard all carried these points.
Centre
4 rated outlets
- The centre-rated digest from the Winnipeg Free Press reported that economists expect inflation to have held steady in August, with gasoline prices dropping from earlier in the summer. It also mentioned the trade war between Canada and the United States as a factor that will likely put pressure on consumers' wallets later on.
Right
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated right ran this story. We watched the coverage until it stopped changing, and none appeared.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Economists Expect Steady August Inflation Amid Falling Gas Prices?
- Of the 10 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 60% are rated left, 40% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 13. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Economists Expect Steady August Inflation Amid Falling Gas Prices left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 10 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Economists Expect Steady August Inflation Amid Falling Gas Prices biased?
- Economists Expect Steady August Inflation Amid Falling Gas Prices is one event reported by 13 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 Economists Expect Steady August Inflation Amid Falling Gas Prices?
- 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 Economists Expect Steady August Inflation Amid Falling Gas Prices?
- 13 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 do economists expect for August inflation?
- Economists expect that inflation remained steady in August. This projection is influenced by factors such as falling gasoline prices.
- How have gasoline prices changed?
- Gasoline prices have dropped from their levels earlier in the summer. This decrease is a factor in the expectation of steady inflation.
- Will the trade war affect consumers?
- Yes, the trade war between Canada and the United States is expected to put some pressure on consumers' wallets later on, according to economists.
Read it at the source
13 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
6- August inflation likely held at 3% as oil prices fell: economists (opens BNN Bloomberg in a new tab)
BNN Bloomberg — is BNN Bloomberg biased? Our profile of this outlet
- August inflation likely held at three per cent as oil prices fell: economists (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
Rocky Mountain Outlook — is Rocky Mountain Outlook biased? Our profile of this outlet
- August inflation likely held at three per cent as oil prices fell: economists (opens The Toronto Star in a new tab)
The Toronto Star — is The Toronto Star biased? Our profile of this outlet
- August inflation likely held at three per cent as oil prices fell: economists (opens St Catharines Standard in a new tab)
St Catharines Standard — is St Catharines Standard biased? Our profile of this outlet
- August inflation likely held at three per cent as oil prices fell: economists (opens The Record in a new tab)
The Record — is The Record biased? Our profile of this outlet
- August inflation likely held at three per cent as oil prices fell: economists (opens The Hamilton Spectator in a new tab)
The Hamilton Spectator — is The Hamilton Spectator biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
4- Inflation in August Is Expected to Remain at 3% with the Fall in prices... (opens Le Devoir in a new tab)
- August inflation likely held at three per cent as oil prices fell: economists (opens Castanet in a new tab)
- August inflation likely held at three per cent as oil prices fell: economists (opens City News in a new tab)
- August inflation likely held at three per cent as oil prices fell: economists (opens Winnipeg Free Press in a new tab)
Winnipeg Free Press — is Winnipeg Free Press biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Not rated
3- Canada’s Headline Inflation Likely Held at 3% in August - ActionForex (opens Action Forex in a new tab)
Action Forex — is Action Forex biased? Our profile of this outlet
- August inflation likely held at three per cent as oil prices fell: economists (opens Western Investor in a new tab)
Western Investor — is Western Investor biased? Our profile of this outlet
- August inflation likely held at three per cent as oil prices fell: economists (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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