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

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The Consumer Price Index, major components and selected sub-groups, Canada, not seasonally adjusted — Food
Table summary
This table displays the food component of the Consumer Price Index, not seasonally adjusted, for Canada. The row headers provide information for selected sub-groups of the food component. The column headers provide information for the CANSIM vector numbers, the index numbers for the corresponding month of the previous year, last month and the current month, followed by the percentage change in the current month's index compared to last month and the current month's index compared to the corresponding month of the previous year. The base year for the index is 2002=100.
  CANSIM vector number Indexes Percentage change
November  2014 October  2015 November  2015 October 2015 to November 2015 November 2014 to November 2015
    2002=100 %
Food (v41690974) 136.9 140.9 141.6 0.5 3.4
Food purchased from stores (v41690975) 137.1 141.3 142.2 0.6 3.7
Meat (v41690976) 152.2 159.0 158.1 -0.6 3.9
Fresh or frozen meat (excluding poultry) (v41690977) 160.9 174.2 170.6 -2.1 6.0
Fresh or frozen beef (v41690978) 170.0 188.1 183.8 -2.3 8.1
Fresh or frozen pork (v41690979) 141.7 146.7 143.5 -2.2 1.3
Fresh or frozen poultry (v41690981) 146.0 151.8 153.2 0.9 4.9
Fresh or frozen chicken (v41690982) 149.0 159.4 158.3 -0.7 6.2
Processed meat (v41690984) 144.6 145.2 145.6 0.3 0.7
Ham and bacon (v41690985) 142.1 142.9 141.6 -0.9 -0.4
Other processed meat (v41690986) 150.0 150.8 151.5 0.5 1.0
Fish, seafood and other marine products (v41690987) 124.1 126.2 125.6 -0.5 1.2
Fish (v41690988) 129.7 131.5 130.5 -0.8 0.6
Fresh or frozen fish (including portions and fish sticks) (v41690989) 128.7 129.6 128.3 -1.0 -0.3
Canned and other preserved fish (v41690990) 131.6 135.9 136.5 0.4 3.7
Dairy products and eggs (v41690992) 136.2 137.3 136.8 -0.4 0.4
Dairy products (v41690993) 134.9 135.7 135.2 -0.4 0.2
Fresh milk (v41690994) 137.3 137.5 137.4 -0.1 0.1
Butter (v41690995) 133.5 133.1 135.9 2.1 1.8
Cheese (v41690996) 135.3 134.7 134.5 -0.1 -0.6
Ice cream and related products (v41690997) 129.2 131.0 126.4 -3.5 -2.2
Eggs (v41690999) 152.3 156.2 156.3 0.1 2.6
Bakery and cereal products (excluding baby food) (v41691000) 151.8 155.1 154.9 -0.1 2.0
Bakery products (v41691001) 160.0 163.9 163.9 0.0 2.4
Bread, rolls and buns (v41691002) 184.6 191.6 191.5 -0.1 3.7
Cookies and crackers (v41691003) 131.3 137.2 138.1 0.7 5.2
Other bakery products (v41691004) 144.2 142.5 141.9 -0.4 -1.6
Cereal products (excluding baby food) (v41691005) 136.8 139.5 139.0 -0.4 1.6
Rice and rice-based mixes (v41691006) 138.5 140.7 143.2 1.8 3.4
Breakfast cereal and other cereal products (excluding baby food) (v41691007) 126.6 126.6 125.9 -0.6 -0.6
Pasta products (v41691008) 151.9 166.2 165.5 -0.4 9.0
Flour and flour-based mixes (v41691009) 145.0 148.1 145.4 -1.8 0.3
Fruit, fruit preparations and nuts (v41691010) 125.8 133.9 135.2 1.0 7.5
Fresh fruit (v41691011) 121.1 131.8 133.1 1.0 9.9
Apples (v41691012) 129.3 141.1 140.3 -0.6 8.5
Oranges (v41691013) 119.5 135.9 135.2 -0.5 13.1
Bananas (v41691014) 138.6 142.6 141.5 -0.8 2.1
Other fresh fruit (v41691015) 114.6 124.9 127.4 2.0 11.2
Preserved fruit and fruit preparations (v41691016) 127.1 129.7 130.8 0.8 2.9
Fruit juices (v41691017) 130.8 132.3 133.2 0.7 1.8
Other preserved fruit and fruit preparations (v41691018) 118.8 123.3 124.7 1.1 5.0
Nuts (v41691019) 147.3 150.7 152.3 1.1 3.4
Vegetables and vegetable preparations (v41691020) 123.0 124.0 133.1 7.3 8.2
Fresh vegetables (v41691021) 118.6 120.6 131.5 9.0 10.9
Potatoes (v41691022) 102.7 97.8 95.9 -1.9 -6.6
Tomatoes (v41691023) 111.2 99.1 124.7 25.8 12.1
Lettuce (v41691024) 128.2 131.0 143.9 9.8 12.2
Other fresh vegetables (v41691025) 126.9 133.5 143.7 7.6 13.2
Preserved vegetables and vegetable preparations (v41691026) 139.8 137.6 139.3 1.2 -0.4
Frozen and dried vegetables (v41691027) 142.1 141.5 143.9 1.7 1.3
Canned vegetables and other vegetable preparations (v41691028) 140.0 137.1 138.7 1.2 -0.9
Other food products and non-alcoholic beverages (v41691029) 129.9 134.3 133.7 -0.4 2.9
Sugar and confectionery (v41691030) 138.4 138.1 139.3 0.9 0.7
Edible fats and oils (v41691033) 145.6 148.3 150.4 1.4 3.3
Coffee and tea (v41691036) 132.4 137.4 137.0 -0.3 3.5
Condiments, spices and vinegars (v41691039) 123.0 127.0 125.5 -1.2 2.0
Other food preparations (v41691040) 131.8 139.8 138.4 -1.0 5.0
Non-alcoholic beverages (v41691045) 120.5 122.4 121.6 -0.7 0.9
Food purchased from restaurants (v41691046) 136.5 139.8 140.3 0.4 2.8
Food purchased from table-service restaurants (v41691047) 138.0 141.3 141.7 0.3 2.7
Food purchased from fast food and take-out restaurants (v41691048) 133.0 136.5 137.0 0.4 3.0
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