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<\/p>\nIt\u2019s a conversation that bears repeating for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians: the price of food is going up\u2014 again.<\/p>\n
Statistics Canada reported Tuesday that the average grocery bill increased by four per cent in September compared to the same time last year. Data also shows grocery prices have been trending upward since April 2024.<\/p>\n
The overall inflation rate rose to 2.4 per cent in September. A limited supply of beef and coffee in the country have contributed to the higher rate.<\/p>\n
Beef top sirloin cuts saw the largest price increase in N.L. over the last year, at 19.21 per cent, according to Statistics Canada.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Shoppers in St. John\u2019s say they’re feeling the pressure of increased costs.<\/p>\n
\u2018It\u2019s been really crazy\u2019<\/p>\n
CBC News spoke to people after their shopping trips at a Walmart parking lot Wednesday afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Avalon Sasinek-Roil, originally from Halifax, says she used to pay $90 for her groceries. Now, it\u2019s closer to $170.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been really crazy,\u201d said Sasinek-Roil. \u201cI\u2019m on \u2026 social income and I\u2019m spending basically my whole cheque on food.\u201d<\/p>\n
WATCH | Inflation is up, and shoppers are feeling it:<\/p>\n
Canada\u2019s grocery prices are rising, and N.L. residents are feeling it in their wallets<\/p>\n
New Statistics Canada numbers show some Canadians are paying four per cent more for their groceries than they were a year ago. The CBC\u2019s Abby Cole reports.<\/p>\n
Pat Hickey of Placentia told CBC it seems like grocery prices go up from one week to the next.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat makes it hard to survive,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hickey says there\u2019s only one grocery store in his town, a Foodland. It\u2019s \u201cas expensive as anything\u201d to shop there, so he drove to St. John\u2019s to stock up on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Students are feeling a strain, too.<\/p>\n
Hasan Imam has been living in St. John\u2019s for two years while he studies at Memorial University.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I came here, I used to spend $400, $500 per month [on] groceries. But nowadays, for the same amount of food, I have to spend $700\u2026 it’s pretty tough to manage within my salary,\u201d said Imam.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The federal government will release its 2025 budget in November.\u00a0 Finance Minister Fran\u00e7ois-Philippe Champagne is promising \u201cgood news\u201d when it arrives. Meanwhile, the federal Conservatives are calling for an \u201caffordable living agenda.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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