Like the fall temperatures, Canada’s annual inflation rate cooled to 3.8% in September as prices rose more slowly year-over-year.

It was 4% in August.

Statistics Canada says the decline was ”broad-based” and was the result of lower prices for several goods and services, including durable goods, some grocery items and travel.

On a monthly basis, cost-of-living actually dropped by 0.1% – first time that’s happened since November last year.

Pump prices fell by 1.3% last month but are still up by 7.5% the past 12-months.

Remove gasoline out of the equation and the rate would have been 3.7%.

Grocery prices continued climbing but at a slower pace.

Cost of filling up a grocery basket rose 5.8% year-over-year, which is down from over 11% this time a year ago.

It’s because prices increases for many food items are slowing down and even falling for items such as bananas, grapes, bacon and some cheeses.