Infographic 2
Slower price growth for food purchased from restaurants due to a base-year effect from the end of the GST/HST break

Infographic description

The title of the infographic is "Slower price growth for food purchased from restaurants due to a base-year effect from the end of the GST/HST break"

This is a line chart.

The y-axis represents the food purchased from restaurants index level in Canada.

The y-axis starts at 170 and goes to 210, with increments of 5.

The x-axis represents the monthly periods from March 2023 to March 2026, moving forward one month at a time.

There is one series. The series represents the food purchased from restaurants index in Canada, spanning the period from March 2023 to March 2026.

There are four highlighted data points. The first two points are for February 2025 and February 2026, with index values of 190.4 and 205.2 respectively. The second two points are for March 2025 and March 2026, with index values of 199.3 and 205.6 respectively.

At period March 2023, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 183.7.

At period April 2023, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 185.2.

At period May 2023, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 186.4.

At period June 2023, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 187.0.

At period July 2023, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 188.1.

At period August 2023, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 189.0.

At period September 2023, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 189.3.

At period October 2023, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 190.2.

At period November 2023, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 190.7.

At period December 2023, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 191.4.

At period January 2024, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 192.4.

At period February 2024, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 193.1.

At period March 2024, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 193.1.

At period April 2024, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 193.1.

At period May 2024, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 194.2.

At period June 2024, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 195.0.

At period July 2024, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 195.3.

At period August 2024, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 195.5.

At period September 2024, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 196.0.

At period October 2024, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 196.6.

At period November 2024, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 197.1.

At period December 2024, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 188.3.

At period January 2025, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 182.5.

At period February 2025, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 190.4.

At period March 2025, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 199.3.

At period April 2025, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 200.1.

At period May 2025, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 200.6.

At period June 2025, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 201.2.

At period July 2025, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 201.6.

At period August 2025, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 201.9.

At period September 2025, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 202.4.

At period October 2025, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 202.9.

At period November 2025, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 203.7.

At period December 2025, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 204.3.

At period January 2026, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 204.9.

At period February 2026, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 205.2.

At period March 2026, the food purchased from restaurants index is at 205.6.

Source(s): Table 18-10-0004-01.