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AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES, FEBRUARY 2025
Year-over-year (February 2025 vs February 2024)
Over the last year (February 2025 vs February 2024), the consumer price index for all items in Nova Scotia excluding food increased by 2.5%. Food prices as a whole rose 0.5%. At the same time average weekly earnings across all Nova Scotia industries increased by 6.1%.
In the last year, the following products reported lower prices in Nova Scotia:
- Beef rib cuts
- Pork rib cuts
- Pork shoulder cuts
- Chicken drumsticks
- Shrimp
- Canned tuna
- Butter
- Margarine
- Oranges, 1.36 kilograms
- Bananas
- Lemons
- Limes
- Grapes
- Strawberries
- Sweet potatoes
- Tomatoes
- Carrots
- Onions, per kilogram
- Onions, 1.36 kilograms
- Celery
- Broccoli
- Squash
- Frozen french fried potatoes
- Frozen broccoli
- Frozen peas
- Frozen pizza
- Frozen spinach
- Flatbread and pita
- Brown rice
- Tea (20 bags)
- Vegetable oil
- Canola oil
- Olive oil
- Baby food
- Peanut butter
- Canned tomatoes
- Canned soup
- Canned beans and lentils
- Canned peach
- Dried lentils
- Hummus
- Pasta sauce
- Salad dressing
- Almonds
- Laundry detergent
The following products reported price growth that exceeded the gains in average weekly earnings:
- Beef stewing cuts
- Beef top sirloin cuts
- Ground beef
- Pork loin cuts
- Whole chicken
- Chicken breasts
- Chicken thigh
- Bacon
- Wieners
- Cream
- Eggs
- Oranges
- Pears
- Potatoes, 4.54 kilograms
- Potatoes, per kilogram
- Mushrooms
- Iceberg lettuce
- Romaine lettuce
- Peppers
- Crackers and crisp breads
- Wheat flour
- White sugar
- Apple juice
- Orange juice
- Roasted or ground coffee
- Infant formula
- Canned baked beans
- Tofu
- Peanuts
- Deodorant
- Toothpaste
Nova Scotia prices relative to national average (February 2025)
Nova Scotia food prices were below national averages for the following products:
- Beef stewing cuts
- Beef striploin cuts
- Beef rib cuts
- Ground beef
- Pork loin cuts
- Chicken thigh
- Chicken drumsticks
- Salmon
- Shrimp
- Canned salmon
- Milk, 2 litres
- Avocado
- Carrots
- Squash
- Frozen french fried potatoes
- Frozen pizza
- Baby food
- Infant formula
- Canned tomatoes
- Pasta sauce
- Shampoo
Nova Scotia food prices were more than 10% higher than the national averages for the following products:
- Beef top sirloin cuts
- Pork shoulder cuts
- Whole chicken
- Cream
- Oranges, per kilogram
- Bananas
- Limes
- Grapes
- Strawberries
- Potatoes, per kilogram
- Tomatoes
- Onions, per kilogram
- Cucumber
- Mushrooms
- Iceberg lettuce
- Broccoli
- Peppers
- Flatbread and pita
- Crackers and crisp breads
- Cookies and sweet biscuits
- Vegetable oil
- Canola oil
- Canned baked beans
- Canned soup
Notes: Statistics Canada makes available scanner data on prices collected for a range of food and personal care items. These prices are collected through point-of-sale (transaction) data obtained directly from Canadian retailers. The data represent commonly purchased items (which do change over time), but are not representative of the Consumer Price Index weights. Over time, products are rotated and quantity or quality may change. Comparisons of prices from one time period to another reflect quantity and quality changes as well as price changes.
For the purposes of this analysis, the 110 items reported by Statistics Canada will be grouped into:
- Meat, fish, poultry and meat substitutes
- Dairy, eggs and substitute products
- Fruit (including canned and frozen products)
- Vegetables (including canned and frozen products)
- Grains, cereals, beans, legumes and nuts
- Sugar, juices, cooking oils, condiments and prepared foods
- Health and cleaning products
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 18-10-0245-01 Monthly average retail prices for selected products; Table 18-10-0004-01 Consumer Price Index, monthly, not seasonally adjusted; Table 14-10-0063-01 Employee wages by industry, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
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