Canada Food price inflation: 2.18% (September 2026) – latest figures and trend
Are food prices still rising?
Yes. In September 2026, food prices in Canada were 2.18% higher than a year earlier. That is a smaller rise than 2.85% in August 2026. A lower rate means food prices are rising more slowly, not that they have fallen.
The latest food price inflation for Canada is 2.18% (2026-09), according to Statistics Canada. The table below lists every value we have collected, newest first.
Latest value2.18% Reference period: 2026-09
Previous (2026-08): 2.85% · -0.67 percentage points
Statistics Canada · Sources · Last checked with the source
About this indicator
- Official series
- food price inflation (12-month change)
- Unit
- %
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Sources
- Source: Statistics Canada. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada — license
- The 12-month change is calculated by Vernumo from the official index; it is not a figure published by the source.
- We record revisions when the source changes a value we already collected.
- We do not receive a provisional/final flag from the source, so recent values may still be revised.
| Period | Value | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 2.18% | Statistics Canada |
| 2026-08 | 2.85% | Statistics Canada |
| 2026-07 | 3.05% | Statistics Canada |
| 2026-06 | 3.48% | Statistics Canada |
| 2026-05 | 3.79% | Statistics Canada |
| 2026-04 | 3.5% | Statistics Canada |
| 2026-03 | 3.97% | Statistics Canada |
| 2026-02 | 5.41% | Statistics Canada |
| 2026-01 | 7.33% | Statistics Canada |
| 2025-12 | 6.22% | Statistics Canada |
| 2025-11 | 4.18% | Statistics Canada |
| 2025-10 | 3.36% | Statistics Canada |
| 2025-09 | 3.78% | Statistics Canada |
| 2025-08 | 3.42% | Statistics Canada |
| 2025-07 | 3.31% | Statistics Canada |
| 2025-06 | 2.95% | Statistics Canada |
| 2025-05 | 3.39% | Statistics Canada |
| 2025-04 | 3.79% | Statistics Canada |