Table 4-1
The Consumer Price Index, major components and selected sub-groups, Canada, not seasonally adjusted — Food

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Food


Table summary
This table displays the results of food cansim vector number, indexes, percentage change and april  2011, calculated using april  2011, march  2012, april  2012, march 2012 to april 2012, april 2011 to april 2012, 2002=100 and % units of measure (appearing as column headers).

  CANSIM vector number Indexes Percentage change
April  2011 March  2012 April  2012 March 2012 to April 2012 April 2011 to April 2012
    2002=100 %
All-items CPI (v41690973) 119.8 121.7 122.2 0.4 2.0
Food (v41690974) 126.9 130.0 130.1 0.1 2.5
Food purchased from stores (v41690975) 127.1 130.1 130.1 0.0 2.4
Meat (v41690976) 124.2 130.4 130.3 -0.1 4.9
Fresh or frozen meat (excluding
poultry)
(v41690977) 122.2 130.0 130.1 0.1 6.5
Fresh or frozen beef (v41690978) 124.8 133.6 132.7 -0.7 6.3
Fresh or frozen pork (v41690979) 112.4 117.4 119.4 1.7 6.2
Fresh or frozen poultry meat (v41690981) 133.2 138.7 138.8 0.1 4.2
Fresh or frozen chicken (v41690982) 137.1 141.8 143.1 0.9 4.4
Processed meat (v41690984) 120.1 124.6 124.2 -0.3 3.4
Ham and bacon (v41690985) 107.8 114.1 110.5 -3.2 2.5
Other processed meat (v41690986) 126.5 130.7 131.0 0.2 3.6
Fish, seafood and other marine
products
(v41690987) 107.6 111.2 112.5 1.2 4.6
Fish (v41690988) 113.1 115.4 119.6 3.6 5.7
Fresh or frozen fish (including
portions and fish sticks)
(v41690989) 113.9 114.1 119.6 4.8 5.0
Canned and other preserved fish (v41690990) 111.4 119.1 120.1 0.8 7.8
Dairy products and eggs (v41690992) 133.1 136.3 135.2 -0.8 1.6
Dairy products (v41690993) 133.0 135.4 134.3 -0.8 1.0
Fresh milk (v41690994) 134.3 138.5 138.5 0.0 3.1
Butter (v41690995) 127.8 131.3 130.1 -0.9 1.8
Cheese (v41690996) 131.3 134.0 131.8 -1.6 0.4
Ice cream and related products (v41690997) 134.1 136.4 135.3 -0.8 0.9
Eggs (v41690999) 134.2 147.1 146.1 -0.7 8.9
Bakery and cereal products (excluding
infant food)
(v41691000) 145.6 149.9 151.0 0.7 3.7
Bakery products (v41691001) 153.6 157.1 157.4 0.2 2.5
Bread (including rolls and buns) (v41691002) 173.9 180.1 180.9 0.4 4.0
Biscuits (v41691003) 129.6 131.4 130.2 -0.9 0.5
Other bakery products (v41691004) 140.2 141.3 141.9 0.4 1.2
Cereal products (excluding infant
food)
(v41691005) 131.1 136.5 138.6 1.5 5.7
Rice (including rice-based mixes) (v41691006) 135.6 140.0 141.3 0.9 4.2
Breakfast cereal and other grain
products (excluding infant food)
(v41691007) 119.5 124.0 126.4 1.9 5.8
Pasta products (v41691008) 149.2 156.0 157.7 1.1 5.7
Flour and flour based mixes (v41691009) 144.1 155.3 156.3 0.6 8.5
Fruit, fruit preparations and
nuts
(v41691010) 110.9 114.7 115.2 0.4 3.9
Fresh fruit (v41691011) 100.6 105.2 104.7 -0.5 4.1
Apples (v41691012) 110.4 116.1 112.4 -3.2 1.8
Oranges (v41691013) 88.8 93.1 93.8 0.8 5.6
Bananas (v41691014) 145.1 143.1 143.4 0.2 -1.2
Other fresh fruit (v41691015) 92.0 97.3 97.1 -0.2 5.5
Preserved fruit and fruit preparations (v41691016) 125.9 127.1 128.9 1.4 2.4
Fruit juices (v41691017) 129.4 133.1 134.2 0.8 3.7
Other preserved fruit and fruit
preparations
(v41691018) 117.0 116.0 118.4 2.1 1.2
Nuts (v41691019) 126.6 134.5 136.9 1.8 8.1
Vegetables and vegetable preparations (v41691020) 120.3 113.3 111.7 -1.4 -7.1
Fresh vegetables (v41691021) 117.6 107.3 106.0 -1.2 -9.9
Potatoes (v41691022) 99.5 107.0 106.8 -0.2 7.3
Tomatoes (v41691023) 123.1 94.7 96.1 1.5 -21.9
Lettuce (v41691024) 102.3 99.5 95.3 -4.2 -6.8
Other fresh vegetables (v41691025) 127.6 115.8 114.0 -1.6 -10.7
Preserved vegetables and vegetable
preparations
(v41691026) 130.2 135.9 133.5 -1.8 2.5
Frozen and dried vegetables (v41691027) 125.9 132.6 130.1 -1.9 3.3
Canned vegetables and other vegetable
preparations
(v41691028) 133.1 138.4 136.1 -1.7 2.3
Other food products and non-alcoholic
beverages
(v41691029) 127.8 131.7 132.2 0.4 3.4
Sugar and confectionery (v41691030) 139.5 144.1 144.3 0.1 3.4
Fats and oils (v41691033) 145.4 148.2 147.2 -0.7 1.2
Coffee and tea (v41691036) 132.6 139.3 140.3 0.7 5.8
Condiments, spices and vinegars (v41691039) 120.4 122.5 122.8 0.2 2.0
Other food preparations (v41691040) 126.4 129.5 129.9 0.3 2.8
Non-alcoholic beverages (v41691045) 120.2 125.8 126.8 0.8 5.5
Food purchased from restaurants (v41691046) 126.6 129.8 130.1 0.2 2.8
Food purchased from table-service
restaurants
(v41691047) 127.4 130.9 131.1 0.2 2.9
Food purchased from fast food
and take-out restaurants
(v41691048) 124.9 127.4 127.7 0.2 2.2