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Inflation: Here's how much food prices went up in Canada in February

The price of apples at the Northmart grocery store in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
Food prices increased 10.6 per cent in February, according to Statistics Canada. (REUTERS/Carlos Osorio) (Carlos Osorio / reuters)

Overall inflation may be easing, but Canadians have yet to see significant relief at the grocery store.

According to Statistics Canada's latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, food purchased from stores increased 10.6 per cent, the seventh consecutive month where Canadians have seen double-digit increases in the cost of groceries. It is a slight decrease from January, when grocery prices were up 11.4 per cent.

"Continuing to put upward pressure on grocery prices are supply constraints amid unfavourable weather in growing regions, as well as higher input costs such as animal feed, energy and packaging materials," Statistics Canada said in a release on Tuesday.

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Here's a list of the year-over-year price increases for food from Canadian grocery stores.

Meat: + 6.2 per cent

Dairy products: +9.1 per cent

Cheese: +7.5 per cent

Bakery products: +13.9 per cent

Fresh fruit: +10.5 per cent

Apples: +16.6 per cent

Oranges: +15.1 per cent

Fresh vegetables: +13.4 per cent

Lettuce: +20.2 per cent

Tomatoes: +7.1 per cent

Potatoes: +11.8 per cent

Eggs: +13.6 per cent

Fresh milk: +7.3 per cent

Pasta products: +23.1 per cent

Frozen food preparations: +11.5 per cent

Fresh or frozen poultry: +10.7 per cent

Processed meat: +8.1 per cent

Coffee and tea: +10.6 per cent

Edible fats and oils: +18.8 per cent

Condiments, spices and vinegars: +10.8%

Alicja Siekierska is a senior reporter at Yahoo Finance Canada. Follow her on Twitter @alicjawithaj.

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