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Consumer Price Index

Consumer Price Index accelerates in March: Statistics Canada

Prices for food purchased from stores rose 4.4% on a yearly basis in March, after increasing 4.1% in February.

VIDEO: Food inflation in Canada: Why grocery prices remain high and what’s next: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

Charlebois indicates Canada has recorded higher food inflation than other G7 countries in recent months.

Annual inflation cools to 1.8% in February: Statistics Canada

Although growth in grocery prices slowed in February, they have risen 30.1% since February 2021.

Consumer prices decelerate in January: Statistics Canada

But prices for food purchased from stores rose 4.8% year over year in January following a 5.0% increase in December.

Consumer prices on the rise in December: Statistics Canada

Year over year, higher restaurant prices were the largest contributor to faster growth in the all-items CPI in December 2025.

Consumer prices on the rise: Statistics Canada

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.9% on a year-over-year basis in August, up from a 1.7% increase in July, according to a Statistics Canada report.

Annual inflation rate rises 1.7% in July: Statistics Canada

Prices for gasoline led the slowdown in the all-items CPI, falling 16.1% year over year in July, following a 13.4% decline in June, said Statistics Canada.
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