Canadian Grocery Price Index
The CGPI, week by week
Canadian grocery prices fell 0.2% over the past week and are down 1.8% since the index began in June 2026. The CGPI is a weekly lead indicator that front-runs the monthly Statistics Canada CPI — a chained matched-model Jevons index across 13 cities and 22 banners, published free.
CGPI index · published from June 2026 · as of Jul 19, 2026 · 48/50 items priced
Series inception June 2026 · methodology v2 (chained weighted Jevons) · collected weekly · data through July 19, 2026. The published series is quality-gated to the June 2026 baseline; an earlier March–June pilot is retained under series=v1. Read the methodology →
View the national CGPI as a table
| Week ending | CGPI (index) | Basket cost (CAD) | Wk / wk % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-19 | 101.5 | $302.06 | -0.2% |
| 2026-07-12 | 101.7 | $303.46 | -0.1% |
| 2026-07-05 | 101.8 | $264.11 | +0.4% |
| 2026-06-28 | 101.4 | $261.63 | -0.9% |
| 2026-06-21 | 102.3 | $262.92 | -0.6% |
| 2026-06-14 | 103.0 | $273.77 | -0.3% |
| 2026-06-07 | 103.3 | $277.02 | -2.7% |
Use the data
This chart is powered by a free public endpoint — the same index, JSON, no key required. The per-item price panel is available under a commercial license.
curl "https://grocerypulse.ca/api/public/index?level=national&category=overall"