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 204.1 by January 2025, making it the highest CPI in Canada in that month.

Monthly average retail prices for food, household supplies, personal care items, cigarettes and gasoline. Prices are presented for the current month and previous four months. Prices are in Canadian current dollars.

Cost of food in Canada increased 1.30 percent in February 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.

The consumer price index of food in Canada has generally increased since 2000. The base year 2002 equals 100 and after that year, the price index stayed over 100 and increased each year until ultimately reaching a high of 190.5 in July 2024. Since then, the index has slightly decreased but reached 190.5 again in October 2024.

In 2024, the annual growth in food prices in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada reached approximately 3.8 percent. Newfoundland and Labrador had the highest inflation rate among all provinces. British Columbia had a food inflation rate of 2.8 percent.

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.

When asked what changes they had seen in consumer behavior as of 2024 when buying produce, almost half of the retailers across Canada reported that more consumers were purchasing discounted items or items with a promotion. About 46 percent said that consumers were purchasing less expensive produce.

This statistic shows the annual consumer price index of food purchased from stores in Canada from 2003 to 2024. The annual consumer price index for food purchased from stores was measured at 186.9 in 2024.

Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Food Services provides cost efficient and effective food services that support military activities and that meet client expectations of quality, choice, value, nutrition, and service. This dataset is a report that describes the fixed daily cost of meals from basic food cost and labour cost per base location. Fixed daily cost of meals is a cost that remains unchanged despite changes in the volume of the kitchen activity, including the costs of management staff, base support staff and depreciation of capital equipment. They are normally determined locally for each Base on August 1 for each year.

Survey of Household Spending (SHS), average household spending on detailed food categories.

This table contains 289 series, with data for years 1956 - 1997 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2000-02-18. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (6 items: Canada; Ontario; Atlantic Region; Quebec ...), Commodities (279 items: Meat; fish and dairy products; Meat products; Beef; veal; mutton and pork; fresh or frozen; Primary meat products ...).

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Index: Total Food Excluding Restaurants for Canada (CPGDFD02CAM659N) from Jan 1962 to May 2018 about restaurant, Canada, food, goods, CPI, price index, indexes, and price.

Food Prices for Canada.

Contains data from the FAOSTAT bulk data service covering the following categories: Consumer Price Indices, Deflators, Exchange rates, Producer Prices

The price per unit in the 'Pet Food' segment of the food market in Canada was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 0.3 U.S. dollars (+8.98 percent). After the tenth consecutive increasing year, the price per unit is estimated to reach 3.68 U.S. dollars and therefore a new peak in 2029. Notably, the price per unit of the 'Pet Food' segment of the food market was continuously increasing over the past years.Find further information concerning the revenue in the food market in Japan and the revenue in the 'Milk' segment of the food market in the United States. The Statista Market Insights cover a broad range of additional markets.

Canada Consumer Price Index (CPI): Food: Purchased from Restaurants: Fast Food & Take Out data was reported at 192.000 2002=100 in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 183.500 2002=100 for Jan 2025. Canada Consumer Price Index (CPI): Food: Purchased from Restaurants: Fast Food & Take Out data is updated monthly, averaging 106.300 2002=100 from Jan 1985 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 482 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 198.300 2002=100 in Nov 2024 and a record low of 58.900 2002=100 in Jan 1985. Canada Consumer Price Index (CPI): Food: Purchased from Restaurants: Fast Food & Take Out data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.I002: Consumer Price Index: 2002=100.

This table contains 214 series, with data for years 1961 - 2011 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2012-10-01. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Prices (4 items: Current prices; 1992 constant prices (terminated); Chained (2002) dollars; Contributions to percent change ...), Consumer goods and services (61 items: Personal expenditure on consumer goods and services; Food and non-alcoholic beverages; Alcoholic beverages bought in stores; Food; beverages and tobacco ...).

According to a survey carried out in Canada in December 2019, some 89 percent of respondents from Manitoba, Quebec and Alberta felt that food prices were increasing faster than their household income. Comparatively, respondents from British Columbia were the least likely to think that food costs were rising quicker than income.

In August 2024, the average canned food import price amounted to $4,141 per ton, jumping by 22% against the previous month.

Canada Consumer Price Index (CPI): Food: Purchased from Restaurants data was reported at 194.100 2002=100 in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 187.300 2002=100 for 2023. Canada Consumer Price Index (CPI): Food: Purchased from Restaurants data is updated yearly, averaging 82.450 2002=100 from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2024, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 194.100 2002=100 in 2024 and a record low of 10.600 2002=100 in 1961. Canada Consumer Price Index (CPI): Food: Purchased from Restaurants data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.I005: Consumer Price Index: 2002=100: Annual.

[ARCHIVED] Community Counts data is retained for archival purposes only, such as research, reference and record-keeping. This data has not been maintained or updated. Users looking for the latest information should refer to Statistics Canada’s Census Program (https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/index-eng.cfm?MM=1) for the latest data, including detailed results about Nova Scotia. This table reports the monthly cost of a nutritious diet. Geographies available: district health authorities