Source: Statistics Canada

In August, Canadian price indexes for manufactured goods and raw materials declined 0.2% and 7.7% respectively from July. The strong decrease in prices for petroleum products brought to a halt the uninterrupted monthly growth observed since the end of 2007.
 
The monthly decline of 0.2% in the Industrial Product Price Index (IPPI) in August was largely attributable to a 6.0% drop in prices for petroleum and coal products. Excluding petroleum and coal products, the prices of other industrial goods increased 0.8%, a rate of growth comparable to the average rate recorded in the previous two months.
 
Also contributing to the decline in August was a 3.1% drop in prices for primary metal …