High cost-of-living groceries

A survey undertaken by Maru Public Opinion for Yahoo Canada lays bare the impact of today’s high cost of living as an ever-increasing number of middle-to-lower income households make trade-offs and concessions to accommodate their reduced buying power for their most essential commodity: food.

Cost increases for food producers, their transport and shipping, and supply chain blockages, are all combining to create a price pincer for the consumer. Many Canadians did everything they could to survive the harshest days of the pandemic only to emerge into a new world where the choice is now between a half a tank of gas to get to work in the morning or a half a shopping cart to fill their family's stomachs in the evening. Detailed Tables