Canadians feel the pinch at grocery store as food inflation ticks higher for first time in nearly a year

Higher grocery prices continue to wallop Canadian household budgets, with food inflation ticking higher in May for the first time in nearly a year.

Statistics Canada reported Tuesday that grocery prices rose 1.5 per cent in May, slightly higher than in April when they rose 1.4 per cent. It marks the first acceleration in grocery prices since June 2023.

While the May increase was modest, it comes on top of already elevated grocery costs in Canada.

I look at hamburger for kicks.