The Financial Post reports in its Tuesday, Nov. 18, edition that Canada's headline inflation rate was down to 2.2 per cent in October from 2.4 per cent a month earlier, Statistics Canada said on Monday. The Post's Jordan Gowling writes that gasoline prices fell by 9.4 per cent after dropping by 4.1 per cent in September, largely thanks to cheaper winter blends and lower crude prices driven by concerns associated with oversupply. Food prices, meanwhile, rose more slowly in October, climbing by 3.4 per cent, down from 4 per cent in September. Prices for frozen and fresh chicken were up 6.2 per cent year-over-year, while fresh vegetables were down 1.4 per cent. On a month-to-month basis, grocery prices fell by 0.6 per cent, the largest decline since September, 2020, when they fell by 1.1 per cent. However, Statistics Canada noted grocery prices have remained elevated and have outpaced overall inflation for nine consecutive months. Despite those signs of easing price pressures, other measures of inflation tracked by the Bank of Canada showed mixed results. CPI excluding gasoline rose by 2.6 per cent, the same as in September. CPI excluding food and energy rose by 2.7 per cent, up from 2.4 per cent in September.