OTTAWA, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Canada's annual inflation rate accelerated to 0.7% in October, up from a year-over-year increase of 0.5% in September, on higher food prices, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday.
Analysts polled by Reuters had expected the annual rate to be 0.4% in October.
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