{"version":"1","article":{"id":"canada-food-prices-september-inflation-slows-2026","slug":"canada-food-prices-september-inflation-slows-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/canada-food-prices-september-inflation-slows-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-food-prices-september-inflation-slows-2026?lang=en","title":"Canadian grocery price growth slows to 1.7% in September","summary":"Food inflation at stores eased as fresh vegetable and sugar prices declined year over year.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":["food","inflation","statistics"],"published_at":"2026-10-20T19:09:32+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-20T19:09:32+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Statistics Canada","url":"https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/261019/dq261019a-eng.htm","checkedAt":"2026-10-20","publishedAt":"2026-10-19"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/canada-food-prices-september-inflation-slows-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-food-prices-september-inflation-slows-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/canada-food-prices-september-inflation-slows-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-food-prices-september-inflation-slows-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/canada-food-prices-september-inflation-slows-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-food-prices-september-inflation-slows-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/canada-food-prices-september-inflation-slows-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-food-prices-september-inflation-slows-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/canada-food-prices-september-inflation-slows-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-food-prices-september-inflation-slows-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"grocery-price-inflation","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"Yıllık market gıdası fiyat değişimi","en":"Year-over-year grocery food price change","ar":"التغير السنوي في أسعار الأغذية بالمتاجر","fr":"Variation annuelle des prix alimentaires en magasin","es":"Variación interanual de los alimentos en tiendas"},"description":{"tr":"Kanada’da mağazalardan satın alınan gıdaların yıllık fiyat değişimi.","en":"Year-over-year price change for food purchased from stores in Canada.","ar":"التغير السنوي لأسعار الأغذية المشتراة من المتاجر في كندا.","fr":"Variation annuelle des prix des aliments achetés en magasin au Canada.","es":"Variación anual de los precios de los alimentos comprados en tiendas de Canadá."},"methodology":{"tr":"İstatistik Kanada tüketici fiyat endeksindeki mağazalardan satın alınan gıda kategorisinin mevsimsellikten arındırılmamış 12 aylık değişimi; 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The increase was down from 2.8% in August and was the smallest year-over-year rise since May 2024. Grocery prices rose more slowly than the all-items consumer price index for a second consecutive month.","Fresh vegetables were 2.9% cheaper year over year and sugar and confectionery prices fell 2.7%. The annual increase for fresh or frozen beef also slowed to 8.7% from 11.0% in August. The moderation came while grocery prices remained 33.0% above September 2020 levels, so slower annual inflation does not mean earlier price increases have been reversed."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Food inflation at stores eased as fresh vegetable and sugar prices declined year over year.\n\nPrices for food purchased from stores in Canada were 1.7% higher in September 2026 than a year earlier, Statistics Canada reported on 19 October. The increase was down from 2.8% in August and was the smallest year-over-year rise since May 2024. Grocery prices rose more slowly than the all-items consumer price index for a second consecutive month.\n\nFresh vegetables were 2.9% cheaper year over year and sugar and confectionery prices fell 2.7%. The annual increase for fresh or frozen beef also slowed to 8.7% from 11.0% in August. The moderation came while grocery prices remained 33.0% above September 2020 levels, so slower annual inflation does not mean earlier price increases have been reversed.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}