Despite the annual pace of inflation cooling last month, Statistics Canada says consumers continue to pay higher costs for groceries.
The agency reports prices for food purchased from stores increased 3.8 per cent on a year-over-year basis, up from 3.2 per cent annual growth in March.
It marks the third straight month that grocery price increases outpaced the overall inflation rate, which was 1.7 per cent in April.
StatCan says items that contributed most to year-over-year price acceleration include fresh vegetables, for which prices rose 3.7 per cent, fresh or frozen beef at 16.2 per cent growth, and coffee and tea at 13.4 per cent.
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