Bank Surprised By Food Costs

High interest rates, the highest in 22 years, will continue into 2024, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said yesterday. Macklem said he has “been surprised” by persistently high prices for groceries: “Meat’s up six percent, bread’s up 13 percent, coffee’s up eight percent, baby food’s up nine percent.”

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