Cost of food in Canada increased 2.90 percent in June of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Canada Food Inflation - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

In Canada, the cost of food has increased every month from June 2022 to September 2024. In April and May 2023, the cost of food increased by 8.3 each month, compared to that month in the previous year. Inflation peaked in January 2023, but has since gown down to 2.8 percent in September 2024.

Monthly indexes and percentage changes for selected sub-groups of the food component of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), not seasonally adjusted, for Canada, provinces, Whitehorse and Yellowknife. Data are presented for the corresponding month of the previous year, the previous month and the current month. The base year for the index is 2002=100.

In 2024, the annual growth in food prices in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada reached approximately *** percent. Newfoundland and Labrador had the highest inflation rate among all provinces. British Columbia had a food inflation rate of *** percent.

Inflation Rate in Canada increased to 1.90 percent in June from 1.70 percent in May of 2025. This dataset provides - Canada Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In the three months ending September 30, 2024, the food basket inflation of the Canadian grocery retailer Metro was approximately 1.7 percent, up from around 1.1 percent in the previous quarter. Metro's food basket inflation has gradually increased during 2022, up from an inflation rate of 3.5 percent in the three months ending December 18, 2021. Starting in the second quarter 2023, the food basket inflation decreased continously.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Index: OECD Groups: All Items Non-Food Non-Energy: Total for Canada (CPGRLE01CAQ657N) from Q2 1961 to Q3 2023 about core, Canada, all items, CPI, inflation, price index, indexes, and price.

According to a survey carried out in Canada in December 2019, some 69 percent of respondents were worried about the rising prices of vegetables due to inflation. In comparison, only one quarter of Canadian respondents were worried about the rising costs of restaurants.

Canada Consumer Price Index (CPI): All Items excl Food data was reported at 158.000 2002=100 in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 157.900 2002=100 for Feb 2025. Canada Consumer Price Index (CPI): All Items excl Food data is updated monthly, averaging 66.300 2002=100 from Jan 1949 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 915 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 158.000 2002=100 in Mar 2025 and a record low of 12.500 2002=100 in Sep 1949. Canada Consumer Price Index (CPI): All Items excl Food data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.I009: Core Inflation Index.

From January 2022 to January 2025, the consumer price index (CPI) of food purchased from the store generally increased monthly in every province. In Prince Edward Island, the CPI reached ***** by January 2025, making it the highest CPI in Canada in that month.

Monthly indexes and percentage changes for major components and special aggregates of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), not seasonally adjusted, for Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit. Data are presented for the corresponding month of the previous year, the previous month and the current month. The base year for the index is 2002=100.

Canada Consumer Price Index (CPI): All Items excl Food & Energy data was reported at 153.700 2002=100 in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 153.400 2002=100 for Feb 2025. Canada Consumer Price Index (CPI): All Items excl Food & Energy data is updated monthly, averaging 86.300 2002=100 from Jan 1961 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 771 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 153.700 2002=100 in Mar 2025 and a record low of 17.200 2002=100 in Aug 1961. Canada Consumer Price Index (CPI): All Items excl Food & Energy data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.I009: Core Inflation Index.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Index: OECD Groups: All Items Non-Food Non-Energy: Total for Canada (CPGRLE01CAM657N) from Feb 1961 to Nov 2023 about core, Canada, all items, CPI, inflation, price index, indexes, and price.

The Consumer Price Index measures changes in the cost of selected food items over time like:

• food purchased from stores
• fresh or frozen beef
• fresh or frozen pork
• fresh or frozen chicken
• dairy products and eggs
• bakery products
• fresh fruit
• fresh vegetables
• food purchased from restaurants

When surveyed in *************, some ** percent of respondents in Canada stated that they expected grocery prices to increase. This figure has increased since the start of the survey period in ************** and first peaked at ** percent in ********.

Graph and download economic data for Inflation, consumer prices for Canada (FPCPITOTLZGCAN) from 1960 to 2024 about Canada, consumer, CPI, inflation, price index, indexes, and price.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Indices (CPIs, HICPs), COICOP 1999: Consumer Price Index: All Items Non-Food Non-Energy for Canada (CPGRLE01CAM659N) from Jan 1962 to Mar 2025 about core, Canada, all items, CPI, inflation, price index, indexes, and price.

Annual indexes for major components and special aggregates of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), for Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit. Data are presented for the last five years. The base year for the index is 2002=100.

Canada Consumer Price Index (CPI): sa: All Items excl Food & Energy data was reported at 153.700 2002=100 in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 153.800 2002=100 for Feb 2025. Canada Consumer Price Index (CPI): sa: All Items excl Food & Energy data is updated monthly, averaging 110.400 2002=100 from Jan 1992 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 399 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 153.800 2002=100 in Feb 2025 and a record low of 84.200 2002=100 in Jan 1992. Canada Consumer Price Index (CPI): sa: All Items excl Food & Energy data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.I009: Core Inflation Index.

Monthly indexes and percentage changes for selected sub-groups of the household operations, furnishings and equipment component of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), not seasonally adjusted, for Canada, provinces, Whitehorse and Yellowknife. Data are presented for the corresponding month of the previous year, the previous month and the current month. The base year for the index is 2002=100.