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<terms url="https://www.bankofcanada.ca/terms/"></terms>
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    <label>Chart 2: Food inflation tracks previous  increases in costs</label>
    <description><![CDATA[Year-over-year percentage change, quarterly data

Prices and costs for fruits and vegetables are excluded from both measures because of their volatile nature.

Statistics Canada, Haver Analytics, Bank of Canada and Bank of Canada calculations]]></description>
    <link>https://www.bankofcanada.ca/?p=251308</link>
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<label>Grocery prices</label>
<description></description>
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<series id="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">
<label>Food costs moved ahead 2 quarters</label>
<description></description>
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<o d="2012-01-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">4.4</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">4.1</v></o>
<o d="2012-04-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">3.0</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">4.1</v></o>
<o d="2012-07-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">2.6</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">1.8</v></o>
<o d="2012-10-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">1.9</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">1.7</v></o>
<o d="2013-01-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">0.9</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">1.6</v></o>
<o d="2013-04-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">0.8</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">0.5</v></o>
<o d="2013-07-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">0.3</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">1.1</v></o>
<o d="2013-10-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">0.3</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">0.7</v></o>
<o d="2014-01-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">0.7</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">1.7</v></o>
<o d="2014-04-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">1.7</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">1.8</v></o>
<o d="2014-07-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">2.6</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">3.0</v></o>
<o d="2014-10-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">3.8</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">4.1</v></o>
<o d="2015-01-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">4.2</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">3.4</v></o>
<o d="2015-04-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">4.0</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">3.6</v></o>
<o d="2015-07-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">3.2</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">2.7</v></o>
<o d="2015-10-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">2.6</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">2.1</v></o>
<o d="2016-01-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">2.0</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">3.3</v></o>
<o d="2016-04-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">0.8</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">2.1</v></o>
<o d="2016-07-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">0.1</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">1.0</v></o>
<o d="2016-10-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">-1.5</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">-0.9</v></o>
<o d="2017-01-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">-1.8</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">-1.7</v></o>
<o d="2017-04-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">-1.4</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">-0.5</v></o>
<o d="2017-07-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">-0.3</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">0.8</v></o>
<o d="2017-10-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">0.8</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">2.0</v></o>
<o d="2018-01-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">0.7</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">0.7</v></o>
<o d="2018-04-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">0.2</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">1.2</v></o>
<o d="2018-07-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">-0.1</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">1.9</v></o>
<o d="2018-10-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">0.6</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">1.8</v></o>
<o d="2019-01-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">1.9</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">2.7</v></o>
<o d="2019-04-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">2.1</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">1.8</v></o>
<o d="2019-07-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">3.2</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">0.9</v></o>
<o d="2019-10-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">3.2</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">1.3</v></o>
<o d="2020-01-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">3.2</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">1.1</v></o>
<o d="2020-04-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">4.1</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">1.8</v></o>
<o d="2020-07-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">1.4</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">1.5</v></o>
<o d="2020-10-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">1.2</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">-0.4</v></o>
<o d="2021-01-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">0.6</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">-0.6</v></o>
<o d="2021-04-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">1.0</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">0.6</v></o>
<o d="2021-07-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">4.1</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">3.3</v></o>
<o d="2021-10-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">5.6</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">9.2</v></o>
<o d="2022-01-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">8.4</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">12.1</v></o>
<o d="2022-04-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">9.8</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">11.2</v></o>
<o d="2022-07-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">10.6</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">11.6</v></o>
<o d="2022-10-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">11.2</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">12.0</v></o>
<o d="2023-01-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">10.2</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">8.9</v></o>
<o d="2023-04-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">9.0</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">8.2</v></o>
<o d="2023-07-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">7.2</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">4.8</v></o>
<o d="2023-10-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">5.1</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">2.0</v></o>
<o d="2024-01-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">2.8</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">2.6</v></o>
<o d="2024-04-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">1.8</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">1.6</v></o>
<o d="2024-07-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">2.0</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">2.4</v></o>
<o d="2024-10-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">2.4</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">3.3</v></o>
<o d="2025-01-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">2.5</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">2.2</v></o>
<o d="2025-04-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">3.4</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">3.1</v></o>
<o d="2025-07-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">4.2</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">4.7</v></o>
<o d="2025-10-01"><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S1">5.1</v><v s="SABA_BILY20260128_C2_S2">2.2</v></o>
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