Grocery prices rose by 1.7 per cent over the previous year in September while overall inflation increased by 3.1 per cent.
It was a welcome change from more than a year when grocery prices increased more than overall inflation.
The September increase was the smallest since May 2024.
Prices for fresh vegetables declined by 2.9 per cent.
Beef prices rose at a slower pace in September, up by 8.7 per cent compared with an 11 per cent increase in August.
Statistics Canada said prices for groceries have increased by 33 per cent since September 2020.
