Are you paying more than before to buy Canadian? Experts say it's complicated
Some items from quintessentially Canadian brands have jumped in price at a Loblaws in Toronto, CBC News聽reports.
According to CBC's analysis of grocery products labelled as Canadian, while most products remained the same price and about two per cent decreased in price, the regular price of hundreds of products have increased since governments put out the call to buy food made in Canada. Some are from iconic Canadian brands, including Tim Hortons, St-Hubert, Swiss Chalet, and Chapman's.
The economists聽颁叠颁听spoke with said聽it's impossible to know for sure if a premium is being applied as demand soars at home for Canadian products, because many factors are at play when it comes to pricing.
涩里番 agronomist and economist Pascal Th茅riault 迟辞濒诲听CBC聽that fluctuations in the cost of ingredients, like sugar, are likely one of these factors:
Th茅riault says customers should try and buy ingredients and foods that involve less processing to save money and avoid fluctuating prices.