Food prices continue to outpace inflation in Canada

Steaks and other beef products are displayed for sale at a grocery store in this file photo. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Pork (9.4 per cent), beef (7.0 per cent), onions (12.9 per cent) and peppers (9.3 per cent) are among foods with a painfully high price tag compared a year ago.

For the third month in a row, grocery price inflation outpaced general inflation. Overall, food purchased from stores cost 2.7 per cent more in October 2024 compared with 2023. That’s up from the 2.3 per cent year-over-year increase the country saw in September.

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All data is from Statistics Canada's consumer price index tracker. Data updates once per month. See release schedule for planned updates.

Including food purchased from restaurants, overall, the cost of food has gone up 3.0 per cent over the past year.

Fruit juices (11.1 per cent) and onions (12.9 per cent) were two items that rose particularly sharply.

Items that got cheaper compared to a year ago include grapes (-12.8 per cent), shrimps and prawns (-11.5 per cent) and butter (-3.7 per cent).

Compared to two years ago, food purchased from stores is 8.3 per cent more expensive.