Monthly average retail prices for selected products, for Canada and provinces. Prices are presented for the current month and the previous four months. Prices are based on transaction data from Canadian retailers, and are presented in Canadian current dollars.
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.
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Cost of food in Canada increased 3.40 percent in August 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.
When surveyed in July 2025, some 75 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 ********.
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.
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View monthly updates and historical trends for Canada Food Consumer Price Index. Source: Statistics Canada. Track economic data with YCharts analytics.
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Food Prices for Canada.
Contains data from the FAOSTAT bulk data service covering the following categories: Consumer Price Indices, Deflators, Exchange rates, Producer Prices
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Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Index: Food for Canada (CANCPIFODMINMEI) from Jan 1961 to May 2018 about Canada, food, CPI, price index, indexes, and price.
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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 ...).
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The Consumer Price Index for food in Canada measures the average change in prices paid by consumers for food and non-alcoholic beverages, with 2002 serving as the base year (index = 100). This metric tracks price movements across all food categories including groceries, restaurant meals, and beverages. Data is sourced from Statistics Canada's Consumer Price Index program.
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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, CPI, goods, price index, indexes, and price.
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Forecast: Food, Beverage and Tobacco Merchant Wholesalers Cost of Goods Sold in Canada 2022 - 2026 Discover more data with ReportLinker!
This data table presents monthly data from the Industrial Product Price Index on food and beverage products, according to the North American Product Classification System 2017 Version 2.0. The base period for the index is (202001=100).
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Canada Consumer Price Index (CPI): Food: Purchased from Restaurants: Fast Food & Take Out data was reported at 201.300 2002=100 in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 192.000 2002=100 for Feb 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 Mar 2025, with 483 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 201.300 2002=100 in Mar 2025 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.
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Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Index: Food for Canada (CANCPIFODQINMEI) from Q1 1961 to Q1 2018 about Canada, food, CPI, price index, indexes, and price.
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.
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Provides weekly ranges of domestic and imported horticultural commodities offered for sale. All quoted prices are supplied by a select surveyed group of wholesalers operating in that specific market. The price quoted represent the wholesalers 'asking price' to the retail level for a commodity and does not represent any arrangements or deals. The information provides for commodities, varieties, origins, pack weight or count and price range.
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The average canned food import price stood at $3,654 per ton in February 2025, surging by 8.3% against the previous month.
According to a survey carried out in July 2023, ** percent of Canadian consumers earning less than ** thousand Canadian dollars found it difficult or very difficult to afford to feed their household. As expected, the higher the income, the easier it was to fee one's household. In fact, ** percent of those earning more than *** thousand dollars found it very easy or easy.
Monthly average retail prices for selected products, for Canada and provinces. Prices are presented for the current month and the previous four months. Prices are based on transaction data from Canadian retailers, and are presented in Canadian current dollars.