Food Prices

Retail inflation likely to be high during elections

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Election combined with a heatwave may keep retail inflation, based on Consumer Price Index, at a high level in the coming months. Also read:RBI retains FY25 real GDP projection at 7%; retail inflation at 4.5% Based on 11 months (April-February) figures for fiscal year 2023-24, the average headline inflation has been 5.4 per cent, as … Read more

Is carbon pricing affecting food prices in Saskatchewan?

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The price of food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 0.7 per cent in Saskatchewan in 2023 due to the carbon tax. That’s according to University of Calgary economics professor Trevor Tombe, who used modelling data from a Statistics Canada database to break down how the carbon tax impacted the province’s economy. “It raises the price … Read more