Infographic 1
Largest month-over-month increase in grocery prices since January 2023

Infographic description

The title of the infographic is "Largest month-over-month increase in grocery prices since January 2023"

This is a bar chart.

The y-axis represents the monthly percentage change in prices for food purchased from stores in Canada.

The y-axis starts at -1.0% and goes to 2.5%, with increments of 0.5%.

The x-axis represents the monthly periods from May 2021 to May 2024, and goes from one month to the next.

There is one series. The series represents the monthly percentage change in prices for food purchased from stores in Canada, spanning the period from May 2021 to May 2024.

In May 2021, the series is at 1.1%.

In June 2021, the series is at 0.1%.

In July 2021, the series is at 0.4%.

In August 2021, the series is at 0.2%.

In September 2021, the series is at 0.5%.

In October 2021, the series is at 0.3%.

In November 2021, the series is at 1.2%.

In December 2021, the series is at 0.7%.

In January 2022, the series is at 1.7%.

In February 2022, the series is at 1.5%.

In March 2022, the series is at 1.1%.

In April 2022, the series is at 0.7%.

In May 2022, the series is at 1.0%.

In June 2022, the series is at -0.1%.

In July 2022, the series is at 0.8%.

In August 2022, the series is at 1.0%.

In September 2022, the series is at 1.0%.

In October 2022, the series is at -0.1%.

In November 2022, the series is at 1.6%.

In December 2022, the series is at 0.3%.

In January 2023, the series is at 2.0%.

In February 2023, the series is at 0.7%.

In March 2023, the series is at 0.3%.

In April 2023, the series is at 0.2%.

In May 2023, the series is at 0.9%.

In June 2023, the series is at -0.1%.

In July 2023, the series is at 0.3%.

In August 2023, the series is at -0.4%.

In September 2023, the series is at -0.1%.

In October 2023, the series is at -0.4%.

In November 2023, the series is at 0.8%.

In December 2023, the series is at 0.3%.

In January 2024, the series is at 0.8%.

In February 2024, the series is at -0.2%.

In March 2024, the series is at -0.3%.

In April 2024, the series is at -0.3%.

In May 2024, the series is at 1.1%.

There are four highlighted data points. The first point is for May 2021 with one-month percentage change of 1.1%. The second point is for May 2022 with one-month percentage change of 1.0%. The third point is for May 2023 with one-month percentage change of 0.9%. The fourth point is for May 2024 with one-month percentage change of 1.1%.

Source(s): Table 18-10-0004-01.