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Data Desk|Canada

Groceries cooled to +2.8% — but the five-year climb is still ~29%

Statistics Canada’s August 2026 CPI (released 14 September): all-items +3.0% year-over-year; food from stores +2.8% — first time since July 2024 below headline. Food from stores is still about +29.0% since August 2021. Next release: 19 October 2026.

Daily Teabag Desk·September 21, 2026Centre

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Cost of Living|Canada, United States, European Union

Grocery inflation compared: Canada, U.S., and euro area baskets

Food CPI cooled from peaks, but cumulative price levels remain far above 2019 — and national baskets differ more than politicians admit.

Priya Nair·July 2, 2025Slight left