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Average household spending in Canada on food purchased from stores in Canada

Average household spending in Canada on food purchased from stores in Canada was 8,579 CAD in 2023, according to Statistics Canada.

2023, CAD8,579
Series high8,5792023
Series low5,5642012
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Average household spending in Canada on food purchased from stores in Canada, 2010 to 2023

5,0006,0007,0008,0009,0002010201220142016201920232010: 5,709 CAD2011: 5,573 CAD2012: 5,564 CAD2013: 5,718 CAD2014: 5,880 CAD2015: 6,126 CAD2016: 6,176 CAD2017: 6,364 CAD2019: 7,536 CAD2021: 8,065 CAD2023: 8,579 CAD5,0006,0007,0008,0009,0002010201420232010: 5,709 CAD2011: 5,573 CAD2012: 5,564 CAD2013: 5,718 CAD2014: 5,880 CAD2015: 6,126 CAD2016: 6,176 CAD2017: 6,364 CAD2019: 7,536 CAD2021: 8,065 CAD2023: 8,579 CAD
CAD. Source: Statistics Canada, Table 11-10-0222-01, Household spending, Canada, regions and provinces: average expenditure per household, food purchased from stores, Canada and provinces. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 11 values
PeriodCAD
20238,579
20218,065
20197,536
20176,364
20166,176
20156,126
20145,880
20135,718
20125,564
20115,573
20105,709

Definition

Average annual spending on food purchased from stores per household, in current Canadian dollars, for Canada and the ten provinces.

More on how it is measured
  • A household is a person or group of persons occupying one dwelling.
  • Averages are over all households, including those that reported no spending on the category.
  • Survey of Household Spending, Statistics Canada Table 11-10-0222-01.

An average per household, not per person, in current Canadian dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Annual from 2010 to 2017, then every two years (2019, 2021, 2023). It is not comparable with avg_household_spending_*_usd (United States consumer units) without a currency conversion, and it is lower than household consumption in the national accounts, which also counts imputed rent and spending on behalf of households.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Table 11-10-0222-01, Household spending, Canada, regions and provinces: average expenditure per household, food purchased from stores, Canada and provinces, reference period 2023. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 11-10-0222-01, Household spending, Canada, regions and provinces: average expenditure per household, food purchased from stores, Canada and provinces, reference period 2023. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/wds/rest/getDataFromVectorByReferencePeriodRange?vectorIds=54325511,54325595,54325637,54325679,54325721,54325763,54325805,54325889,54325931,54325973,54326015&startRefPeriod=2010-01-01&endReferencePeriod=2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Statistics Canada. (n.d.). Table 11-10-0222-01, Household spending, Canada, regions and provinces: average expenditure per household, food purchased from stores, Canada and provinces (Average household spending in Canada on food purchased from stores, Canada, 2010 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/wds/rest/getDataFromVectorByReferencePeriodRange?vectorIds=54325511,54325595,54325637,54325679,54325721,54325763,54325805,54325889,54325931,54325973,54326015&startRefPeriod=2010-01-01&endReferencePeriod=2026-10-12

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Table 11-10-0222-01, Household spending, Canada, regions and provinces: average expenditure per household, food purchased from stores, Canada and provinces, Average household spending in Canada on food purchased from stores, Canada, 2010 to 2023. Statistics Canada, https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/wds/rest/getDataFromVectorByReferencePeriodRange?vectorIds=54325511,54325595,54325637,54325679,54325721,54325763,54325805,54325889,54325931,54325973,54326015&startRefPeriod=2010-01-01&endReferencePeriod=2026-10-12. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/household-spending-canada-food-at-home/canada. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Statistics Canada. n.d. Table 11-10-0222-01, Household spending, Canada, regions and provinces: average expenditure per household, food purchased from stores, Canada and provinces. Average household spending in Canada on food purchased from stores, Canada, 2010 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/wds/rest/getDataFromVectorByReferencePeriodRange?vectorIds=54325511,54325595,54325637,54325679,54325721,54325763,54325805,54325889,54325931,54325973,54326015&startRefPeriod=2010-01-01&endReferencePeriod=2026-10-12. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/household-spending-canada-food-at-home/canada.

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Statistics Canada (no date) Table 11-10-0222-01, Household spending, Canada, regions and provinces: average expenditure per household, food purchased from stores, Canada and provinces, Average household spending in Canada on food purchased from stores, Canada, 2010 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/wds/rest/getDataFromVectorByReferencePeriodRange?vectorIds=54325511,54325595,54325637,54325679,54325721,54325763,54325805,54325889,54325931,54325973,54326015&startRefPeriod=2010-01-01&endReferencePeriod=2026-10-12, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/household-spending-canada-food-at-home/canada (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the average household spending in Canada on food purchased from stores in Canada?

Average household spending in Canada on food purchased from stores in Canada was 8,579 CAD in 2023, according to Statistics Canada.

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Statistics Canada. Table 11-10-0222-01, Household spending, Canada, regions and provinces: average expenditure per household, food purchased from stores, Canada and provinces. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest average household spending in Canada on food purchased from stores in Canada?

8,579 CAD in 2023, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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