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Grocery price increases outpace overall inflation for third straight month: StatCan

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Prices for food purchased from stores increased 3.8 per cent on a year-over- year basis, up from 3.2 per cent in March .

It marks the third straight month that grocery price increases outpaced the overall inflation rate.

Some of Canada ’s large grocers have warned of price hikes due to U.S.-Canada tariffs.

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