Grocery price trends in Canada

From July 2025 to July 2026, Groceries purchased from stores for Canada changed by 3.14%.

This series covers food purchased from stores in the official CPI basket; it is not a grocery bill, product price list or regional price-level comparison.

How to read these numbers

These values are Consumer Price Index points. They are not dollar prices, household spending totals, or percentages.

• The source sets its base period to 100 (2002=100). A value above 100 means the measured basket’s price level is higher than it was in that base period; a value below 100 means it is lower.
• When the index rises from one month to another, the measured basket became more expensive. When it falls, the basket became less expensive. Individual products and household costs can move differently.
• The reference month is the month the prices represent, which may be earlier than the date the source published the data.
• Source status repeats any special flag supplied by the official provider. “No special status reported” means the provider did not attach a special flag to that observation.

The latest published value is 200.5 for July 2026. Read it as an index level; use the percentage-change cards above to see how much it changed over time.

Compare with an earlier year

Move the slider to compare July in an earlier available year with the latest published observation for the same month. If a year is unavailable, the slider uses the nearest year with an exact matching month.

Earlier comparison year

2002

2002 2025

Earlier index (July 2002)

100.6

Latest index (July 2026)

200.5

Change between those months

99.30%

As a simple index-based example, CA$100.00 at the July 2002 price level corresponds to about CA$199.30 at the July 2026 price level.

Both bars use the same zero baseline so their lengths can be compared directly. Exact index values appear beside the bars.

1. July 2002 100.6 100.6
2. July 2026 200.5 200.5

The dollar example applies the official index change to a round amount to make the percentage easier to understand. It is not a price quote, spending estimate, basket-content comparison, or forecast.

The restrained chart shows the latest twelve observations. The accessible table includes up to the latest twenty-four published months.

1. Aug 2025194.2194.2
2. Sep 2025195195
3. Oct 2025193.8193.8
4. Nov 2025197.4197.4
5. Dec 2025197.4197.4
6. Jan 2026198.6198.6
7. Feb 2026198.6198.6
8. Mar 2026199.4199.4
9. Apr 2026198.9198.9
10. May 2026200.9200.9
11. Jun 2026200.3200.3
12. Jul 2026200.5200.5