Annual food bill for Canadian family in 2018 expected to rise by $348: study
MONTREAL — Canadians are eating out more and can expect to pay extra to do so in 2018, suggests a forward-looking report into food prices.
Food inflation overall is expected to rise between one and three per cent next year, says Canada’s Food Price Report, which was crafted jointly for the first time by researchers at Dalhousie University and the University of Guelph.
For an average family of four, that represents an increase of $348 to about $11,948 for the year.
About 59 per cent of the expected hike — $208 — will come from consumers eating out and opting for prepared food.