Canada annual inflation rate remains at 2.2 percent in May

(Reuters) - Canada's annual inflation rate in May remained at 2.2 percent as prices in all eight major components rose year-over-year, Statistics Canada said on Friday. Percent changes Month-on-month Year-on-year May Apr May Apr CPI - all items +0.1 +0.3 +2.2 +2.2 CPI - common n/a n/a +1.9 +1.9 CPI - trim n/a n/a +1.9 +2.1 CPI - median n/a n/a +1.9 +1.9 Bank of Canada core -0.1 +0.1 +1.3 +1.5 All items ex food/energy +0.1 -0.1 +1.7 +1.8 Goods -0.3 +0.9 +2.2 +2.1 Services +0.5 -0.2 +2.3 +2.3 Energy +1.4 +3.8 +11.6 +6.3 Seasonally adjusted +0.1 +0.1 n/a n/a Bank of Canada core seasonally adjusted -0.1 -0.1 n/a n/a NOTE: None of the figures except those in the last two lines are seasonally adjusted. The median prediction of analysts surveyed by Reuters was for an increase of 0.3 percent for the month in the consumer price index and annual inflation of 2.5 percent in May. (Reporting by Dale Smith; Editing by David Ljunggren)