# Canada CPI, Food

Canada CPI, Food was up 2.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 201.8 (index 2002=100).
That is the lowest reading since February 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.3% (Feb 2017) to 10.4% (Jan 2023), averaging 3.5%.

- Source agency: Statistics Canada
- Makrognosis code: `CA.CPI.M.NSA.GRP-FOOD`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index 2002=100
- Coverage: 1992-10-01 to 2026-09-01 (408 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/canada/cpi-food

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 201.8 | 2.2 |
| August 2026 | 202.4 | 2.8 |
| July 2026 | 202.8 | 3.0 |
| June 2026 | 202.4 | 3.5 |
| May 2026 | 202.8 | 3.8 |
| April 2026 | 201.3 | 3.5 |
| March 2026 | 201.5 | 4.0 |
| February 2026 | 200.8 | 5.4 |
| January 2026 | 200.7 | 7.3 |
| December 2025 | 199.7 | 6.2 |
| November 2025 | 199.5 | 4.2 |
| October 2025 | 196.9 | 3.4 |
| September 2025 | 197.5 | 3.8 |
| August 2025 | 196.8 | 3.4 |
| July 2025 | 196.8 | 3.3 |
| June 2025 | 195.6 | 2.9 |
| May 2025 | 195.4 | 3.4 |
| April 2025 | 194.5 | 3.8 |
| March 2025 | 193.8 | 3.2 |
| February 2025 | 190.5 | 1.3 |
| January 2025 | 187.0 | −0.6 |
| December 2024 | 188.0 | 0.6 |
| November 2024 | 191.5 | 2.8 |
| October 2024 | 190.5 | 3.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/CA.CPI.M.NSA.GRP-FOOD"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/CA.CPI.M.NSA.GRP-FOOD",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```