Sentences with phrase «of food inflation»

-- A new report says the average household in Canada will spend $ 8,631 on groceries and restaurant meals next year, up by $ 345 because of food inflation.

These figures simply show how Australian consumers are being punished by the grocery duopoly with some of the highest rates of food inflation in the developed world.

McDonald's also competes with grocery stores, where the rate of food inflation is typically lower, limiting how much gold the Golden Arches can charge.

Groups like the New Brunswick Food Security Action Network have raised concerns about the impact of food inflation on low - income and fixed - income households.

Not exact matches

The government can meet two goals with one round of cheques: combat food price inflation and stimulate business

The cheques do not have to be tied in the public's mind to the GST credit; call it the Canada Food Inflation Rebate (CFIR), but piggyback it off of the existing infrastructure provided by the GST credit program.

Core inflation, which excludes food and fuel, is expected to be up slightly in December by 0.2 %, primarily driven by the rising cost of rent.

Each year the company raises its menu prices to cover increasing food costs, but it generally keeps those price hikes below the rate of inflation for «food away from home» to stay competitive.

One of America's largest restaurant owners says food price inflation and minimum wage hikes will mean a bigger bill at the end of your next meal out.

China «s consumer price inflation slowed to its weakest pace in almost a year in August, pulled down by abating food costs, although an encouraging moderation in producer price deflation added to growing evidence of a steadying economy.

Higher prices paid to farmers, combined with lower imports, may increase grocery and restaurant costs for baked goods and cereals as much as 4 percent next year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday in its first forecast of food - price inflation for 2018.

When the company nudged up prices above food - away - from - home inflation in the first quarter of 2014 (a rare move for McDonald's), the average check grew, but the number of customers dropped.

For example, while the Bank of Canada uses core inflation to set its monetary policy, that figure does not include the cost of fuel and food, which nonetheless represent a significant chunk of many household budgets.

But the price of food and energy — basic essentials, which, due to their volatility, core inflation doesn't take into account — has begun what many see as a slow - but - steady march north.

«It would lead to inflation, price increases and in some cases shortages of food.»

It's likely Ontario's restaurant food inflation will continue to rise, he said, as price - sensitive restaurateurs realize they did not increase prices enough initially or learn they did not account for the costs of other new legislation, including new rules around vacation and holiday pay.

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Food prices may have been the biggest distorting factor in the February inflation data, gaining 6 percent year on year and most likely a sign of increases ahead of Lunar New Year festivities.

«The strength of the economy in both Quebec and Ontario, combined with low food inflation, currently favour the full - service supermarket, and we are pleased with the performance of the Metro banner in both provinces,» CEO Eric La Fleche said Tuesday during a conference call about its second - quarter results.

Moreover, inflation caused food prices to go up, which ultimately took the Automats» goods beyond the range of just coins.

Arnold said this is the last phase of Chipotle's planned price increase and is a response to rising inflation in food and labor costs.

Total CPI inflation is tracking slightly below expectations because of temporary weakness in prices for gasoline, food, and telecommunications.

Similarly, some will point to high levels of inflation, but breaking China inflation down into food, non food and housing (see chart below; white line - food, orange line - non food, yellow line - rents), a big part of non-food makes it pretty clear that food is beginning to turn for its own reasons, while house prices and rents really are falling out of bed.

Since 2013, when Nicolás Maduro took power after the death of Hugo Chávez, the socialist country has struggled with skyrocketing inflation, food and medicine shortages, a shrinking economy and rising violence and corruption.

And indeed here in the United States we look at a range of different measures of core inflation, for example, that take energy and food prices out of the overall index.

Total CPI inflation has picked up in recent months but is slightly below expectations, largely because of lower food prices.

Many emerging markets are caught between high food and energy inflation and the threat of higher interest rates.

Meanwhile, the same dynamic in digital food delivery could depress food inflation across the board; one of the nation's largest brick - and - mortar grocers is already poised to drop prices in response.

About the Survey of Consumer Expectations The SCE contains information about how consumers expect overall inflation and prices for food, gas, housing and education to behave.

Too much inflation is bad for buyers of goods like housing, food, clothing.

This sort of inflation tends to show up in expenditure categories such as food, energy, motor fuel and apparel.

All of this has bumped up inflationary expectations, if not core (sans oil, food) inflation itself.

Anybody who lives in China knows that the real rate of inflation for food, housing, and income is well into the double digits.

If China is truly rebalancing, at least part of this is going to show up in upward inflationary pressure, although it is likely to be the «right» kind of inflation — i.e. it will hurt the rich more than the poor because it will be based on non-food rather than food items.

On a percentage of sales basis, we expect to see favorability from food and beverage expenses in the first half of the fiscal year as we wrap on elevated inflation that we experienced in the first half of fiscal 2012.

Inflation is projected to be near 2 per cent through 2017 and 2018 as the temporary effects of higher consumer energy prices and lower food prices dissipate and economic slack is absorbed.

The price of soya beans is heading towards the record high set during the 2007 - 08 food crisis, which is set to reignite fears of runaway global food inflation.

The country, suffering from skyrocketing inflation and rampant food and power shortages, is currently operating under a «constitutional state of emergency» as protestors call for the removal of President Nicolas Maduro.

Looking at the main components of euro area inflation, food, alcohol & tobacco is expected to have the highest annual rate in June (3.2 %, stable compared with May), followed by energy (1.6 % compared with -0.2 % in May), services (1.4 % compared with 1.5 % in May) and non-energy industrial goods (0.7 % compared with 0.8 % in May).

Core inflation, which excludes the volatile movements in the prices of food and energy, however, remained unchanged at 2.7 percent from the previous month.

Average core inflation for all of 2013, a measure that excludes the volatile price of fresh food, was 0.4 per cent, according to the interior ministry.

After stripping out prices for food and energy, which tend to be more volatile, prices rose by just 0.7 % in the 12 months to December — the lowest rate of «core» inflation since records began in January 2001.

CPI inflation in year - ended terms should stay in a narrow range around this profile over much of the forecast horizon, though volatility in oil and food prices over the past year will continue to have some effect on the year - ended figures in future quarters.

Eurostat also confirmed that the «core» rate of inflation — which strips out volatile items such as food and energy — fell to 0.7 %, its lowest level since records began in 2001.

Except for occasional jumps in food and energy prices, which are deemed outside the so - called «core» rate of inflation, prices for most goods and services are largely viewed as under control.

Management cited inflating labor costs and an expected 1 % inflation in the cost of food as headwinds, but costs were kept in check despite those challenges.

Headline inflation in the 19 - country eurozone was just 0.2 % in the year to end - August, according to Eurostat, while core inflation (excluding food and energy) was 1 %, well off the ECB's inflation target of just below 2 %.

It is worth noting that the core Consumer Price Index (excluding food and energy) stood at a year - on - year rate of 1.8 % in July, and that the Fed may be content to see inflation at least trending upward — without necessarily hitting 2 % in the near term — before deciding to act.

The basket of goods used to calculate the level of price inflation is continuously manipulated.Very often «volatile» food and fuel is not included in the US measure.

You can see our comparison of several key inflation measures, including the two - year «breakeven inflation rate», the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the CPI excluding food and energy, in the chart below.