Canada Inflation Looks Stable at 2.2% Until You Check Grocery Prices

[CdnFox]

https://bankofcanadaodds.com/insight/canada-inflation-looks-stable-at-2-2-until-you-check-grocery-prices/

However, while the headline number appears stable, the underlying mix of inflation continues to shift in ways that matter for households and monetary policy alike.

A breakdown of key CPI components highlights why inflation still feels elevated for many Canadians despite the stable headline reading.

Rent inflation remained elevated at 4.7% year over year, while mortgage interest costs rose 2.3%, reflecting the lagged impact of higher interest rates earlier in the tightening cycle.

Food-related inflation remained a major pressure point. Grocery prices increased 4.7%, matching rent as one of the fastest-rising household expenses, while restaurant prices rose 3.3%, underscoring continued cost pressures across both at-home and away-from-home food spending.

Auto-related costs also stayed elevated, with auto insurance prices up 6.1% year over year, adding to affordability challenges for households.

 

REAL inflation under the liberals has not gone down for the average person. For the majority of people the top three expenses they have are food, rent and auto/insurance.  That's what people spend most of their money on for the most part. 

Those TEND to be non discretionary things. You CAN move to a cheaper place if you can find one but that's not really practical. And most of the time it's more money to move not less. you have to have car insurance and buy gas, there's not much you can do there. And while you can pick cheaper groceries, in the end you need to buy food. 

And those are closer to the 5 percent inflation mark.  Which is why everyone's feeling so pressured financially. 

This is what the libs have brought us to. 

[ExFlyer]

Yup...Canada is the only country in the world experiencing large increase in grocery prices due to inflation ...NOT!!! LOL

We are actually quite reasonable in comparison to other countries.

https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/food_price_index_wb/

https://tradingeconomics.com/country-list/food-inflation

https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/rankings_by_country.jsp?title=2025&displayColumn=3

 

 

[Legato]

2 hours ago, ExFlyer said:

Yup...Canada is the only country in the world experiencing large increase in grocery prices due to inflation ...NOT!!! LOL

We are actually quite reasonable in comparison to other countries.

https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/food_price_index_wb/

https://tradingeconomics.com/country-list/food-inflation

https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/rankings_by_country.jsp?title=2025&displayColumn=3

 

 

and that list somehow makes things better?

[ExFlyer]

2 hours ago, Legato said:

and that list somehow makes things better?

Nope, never said it did...just putting things in perspective and to let folks see it is not a"Woe is me, I am Canadian and cannot afford to eat"  syndrome and it is not all the liberal party fault LOL

Considering we import most of our food... we pay what it costs.

The thing to take away is the inflation is a world wide issue as is cost of living. Food prices are very high (in comparison to the past) in the entire world so, it is what it is...everywhere.

Edited December 16, 2025 by ExFlyer

[eyeball]

11 hours ago, CdnFox said:

For the majority of people the top three expenses they have are food, rent and auto/insurance.  That's what people spend most of their money on for the most part. 

This is what the libs have brought us to. 

Auto insurance.. how about property insurance? Mine went up 40% this year thanks to climate change and the fear of wildfires...even here in the wettest part of Canada.

I suspect climate change has more to do with food inflation than you feel like acknowledging unless it's to blame lefties for that too.

[Goddess]

7 minutes ago, eyeball said:

how about property insurance? Mine went up 40% this year thanks to climate change and the fear of wildfires

Huh.

Mine went up about the same percentage but it was because of huge increases in break-ins, crime, thefts and junkies lighting everyone's garages and sheds on fire.

[eyeball]

15 minutes ago, Goddess said:

Huh.

Mine went up about the same percentage but it was because of huge increases in break-ins, crime, thefts and junkies lighting everyone's garages and sheds on fire.

Hmmm, I can still count the times on one hand I've locked my doors in 50 years.

Maybe you should move.

[Goddess]

11 minutes ago, eyeball said:

Maybe you should move.

I just did.  Nov. 1.

The big cities are getting bad, dude.

[eyeball]

1 minute ago, Goddess said:

I just did.  Nov. 1.

The big cities are getting bad, dude.

They haven't seen anything yet. I moved 50 years ago.

[Goddess]

2 minutes ago, eyeball said:

They haven't seen anything yet. I moved 50 years ago.

I went back to small-town.

Much better.

Everyone has a gun here.

[herbie]

Tes but if you're a true WHINER you'll pretend that Americans are not complaining about the same rising price of groceries and that most of ours come from there.

Why those Cdn grown pineapples have gone up 100%

[CdnFox]

6 hours ago, ExFlyer said:

Yup...Canada is the only country in the world experiencing large increase in grocery prices due to inflation ...

Only Canadian country   

The liberals have out of control inflation which they had claimed was under control. And they have refused to do anything about it.

Same with rent. What's your excuse there? Nobody anywhere in the world is experiencing the kind of rental increases we are.

And car costs and insurance? Yeah thought so.

The liberals are not addressing any of these problems and they are going to get worse and people will suffer. In the meantime they are sending hundreds of millions if not billions to other countries to make sure that rice farming in Vietnam has gender equity

1 hour ago, eyeball said:

Hmmm, I can still count the times on one hand I've locked my doors in 50 years.

Maybe you should move.

That's because you don't have anything of value. You break everything you own and nobody's interested in stealing your 1950s elvis lamp

[ExFlyer]

53 minutes ago, CdnFox said:

Only Canadian country   

The liberals have out of control inflation which they had claimed was under control. And they have refused to do anything about it.

Same with rent. What's your excuse there? Nobody anywhere in the world is experiencing the kind of rental increases we are.

And car costs and insurance? Yeah thought so.

The liberals are not addressing any of these problems and they are going to get worse and people will suffer. In the meantime they are sending hundreds of millions if not billions to other countries to make sure that rice farming in Vietnam has gender equity

 

LOSER, ya gotta get out of your basement and smell world reality. You cannot discuss anything if you are so shallowminded LOL

Rent and housing s a problem all over the world as is car costs including insurance...inflation takes all those things into consideration...

[CdnFox]

24 minutes ago, ExFlyer said:

LOSER, ya gotta get out of your basement and smell world reality.

Talking to yourself again I see   I warned your mother that putting a mirror in the basement sweet like that may result in this   Just don't fight with it for god's sake!

 

[ExFlyer]

10 minutes ago, CdnFox said:

Talking to yourself again I see   I warned your mother that putting a mirror in the basement sweet like that may result in this   Just don't fight with it for god's sake!

 

Repeat ...Pisses you off eh?? LOL LOL LOL

Awww... poor baby Loser still crying about LOSING..

Move on pedophile LOSER HA HA HA

[eyeball]

5 hours ago, CdnFox said:

That's because you don't have anything of value. You break everything you own and nobody's interested in stealing your 1950s elvis lamp

Sure, I'm quite willing to bet my net worth is several figures less than yours 

[eyeball]

7 hours ago, Goddess said:

I went back to small-town.

Much better.

Everyone has a gun here.

Not me.

How about you?

[Legato]

7 minutes ago, eyeball said:

Not me.

How about you?

I sold most of mine, just kept a dozen or so.

[CdnFox]

6 hours ago, ExFlyer said:

Repeat ...Pisses you off eh?? LOL LOL LOL

Awww... poor baby Loser still crying about LOSING..

Move on pedophile LOSER HA HA HA

Spamming again, I guess that's your way of saying your emotionally crippled due to how often you look stupid here. I understand why you have your feelings of inadequacy and self-hatred. I hope you feel better

Edited December 17, 2025 by CdnFox

[CdnFox]

 

1 hour ago, eyeball said:

Sure, I'm quite willing to bet my net worth is several figures less than yours 

 

 

I'm not sure if you're talking about your financial net worth or your net worth is a person, but honestly either way....

 

[Barquentine]

16 hours ago, herbie said:

Why those Cdn grown pineapples have gone up 100%

Like the comedian said, "Those New Brunswick pineapples taste a lot like corn!"

[ExFlyer]

10 hours ago, CdnFox said:

Spamming again, I guess that's your way of saying your emotionally crippled due to how often you look stupid here. I understand why you have your feelings of inadequacy and self-hatred. I hope you feel better

Repeat ...Pisses you off eh?? LOL LOL LOL

Awww... poor baby Loser still crying about LOSING..

Move on pedophile LOSER HA HA HA

[ironstone]

Mark Carney said Canadians can judge him grocery prices.  https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-carney-not-meeting-his-own-measure-as-food-inflation-climbs-again

Back in May, asked by a reporter about how Canadians could hold him accountable, Carney cited their trip to the grocery store.

“Canadians will hold us to account by their experience at the grocery store, when they are paying their electricity bill, when they or their children are looking for a place to live,” Carney said.

[Shady]

23 hours ago, eyeball said:

Auto insurance.. how about property insurance? Mine went up 40% this year thanks to climate change and the fear of wildfires...even here in the wettest part of Canada.

I suspect climate change has more to do with food inflation than you feel like acknowledging unless it's to blame lefties for that too.

No, your insurance went up due an increase in crime.  For example auto thefts have skyrocketed, and there’s millions more cars on the road thanks to the Liberals irresponsible immigration policy.  If you have an insurance company they’re raising your rates because of climate change you’re a complete rube, and should be looking for a new insurance provider.

Carney said he should be judged by the price of groceries.  By that standard he’s an abject failure and should resign.

[Goddess]

15 hours ago, eyeball said:

How about you?

Do I have guns, you mean?

Edited December 17, 2025 by Goddess