Canadian Grocery Price Index · Weekly releases
Week of 19 Oct 2026
The Vynn Canadian Grocery Price Index measured 101.3 for the week of 19 Oct 2026, up 0.8% from 100.5 the week before. We compared 602,785 items priced in both weeks.
101.3
The index is up 1.3% from its base of 100.0 in the week of 16 Mar 2026. Across the 26 published weeks from 27 Apr 2026 to this one, the index ranged from 99.8 (week of 7 Sep 2026) to 101.3 (week of 19 Oct 2026).
Food and drink category moves
The three largest weekly changes, up or down, among 9 food and drink categories we could compare:
- Protein & Deli: +3.0%.
- Bakery: +1.6%.
- Frozen: +1.3%.
Province and territory moves
The three largest weekly changes, up or down, among 12 provinces and territories we could compare:
- Nova Scotia: +1.1% · 6 stores (count checked 2026-10-23).
- Prince Edward Island: +1.0% · 5 stores (count checked 2026-10-23).
- Manitoba: +1.0% · 7 stores (count checked 2026-10-23).
Store counts checked on 2026-10-23. The number used in a historical week can differ.
Each province and category is compared with itself, not with the others. Weeks without enough prices to compare are left out. Category history uses today's product categories. Figures may be revised.
Source: public weekly province data and public weekly category data.
| Week | Index | Week over week | Items compared |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2026 | 101.3 | +0.8% | 602,785 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 100.5 | +0.2% | 588,578 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 100.3 | -0.2% | 595,616 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 100.4 | +0.3% | 595,740 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 100.1 | +0.1% | 606,191 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 100.0 | +0.2% | 600,384 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 99.8 | -0.1% | 607,875 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 99.8 | -0.1% | 578,823 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 99.9 | -0.3% | 561,723 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 100.3 | -0.1% | 578,693 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 100.4 | 0.0% | 563,266 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 100.4 | 0.0% | 447,068 |
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How to cite this week
Vynn.AI. 2026. “Vynn Canadian Grocery Price Index” (vynn-cgpi), week of 19 Oct 2026: 101.3. Accessed 2026-11-08. https://vynn.ai/index/weekly/2026-10-19We compare the same items at the same stores in both weeks. Read the method and technical detail.
This is not Statistics Canada's CPI. It does not weight items by what households spend, and earlier weeks can be revised. Cite the week and the date you looked.