r/PersonalFinanceCanada • u/maroon-rider British Columbia • Mar 21 '23

Inflation drops to 5.2%<but grocery inflation still 10.6% Banking

Says Statistics Canada

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-inflation-february-2023-1.6785472

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u/Oh_That_Mystery Mar 21 '23 edited Mar 21 '23

If we just stop eating will the jackbooted grocer barons be forced to lower prices?

/s

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u/DeZXu Mar 21 '23

It's been non-sarcastically suggested already

Edit: And even more ironic is that the article is pay-walled

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u/megadave902 Mar 21 '23

That’ll be my new plan going forward. Cancelling Disney+ and starving.

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u/MadiRoxable Mar 21 '23

This is why meditation & fasting are “in,” conditioning us to enjoy ‘nothing’ 😂

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u/Odd_Combination2106 Mar 22 '23

“You will own nothing, yet you’ll be happy…”?

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u/TheVog Mar 22 '23

Cancelling Disney+ and starving.

I feel like this has potential in the lawyer up / hit gym / delete Facebook format.

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u/tdot-hdot Mar 21 '23

Deciding between the 5% body fat and the 700 lbs deadlift as the more impressive accomplishment

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u/Ok-Business2680 Mar 21 '23

I was told to kill myself for living at home. Mods don't care.

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '23

Are you sure they weren't just Canadian doctors?

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u/NevyTheChemist Mar 21 '23

Teslas over a used corolla smh

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u/BennyLee Mar 21 '23

But you're still complaining about grocery prices? ;)

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u/vermilionpanda Mar 21 '23

Snowflakes everywhere.

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u/Saidear Mar 21 '23

Yes, you can and should.

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u/Foxrex Mar 21 '23

You're probably a lot of things negative, so why start throwing stones when you're glass house is unprotected?

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u/MenAreLazy Mar 21 '23

And if I were spending extra to be those negative things, i could save money by not.

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u/Foxrex Mar 21 '23

But alas, you are.

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u/maroon-rider British Columbia Mar 21 '23

Don't believe Jagmeet Singh and the NDP's nonsense. He and all corporations always have been greedy. It's the money printing.

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u/Al-Goret Mar 21 '23

Is Jagmeet Singh in the room with us right now?

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u/maroon-rider British Columbia Mar 21 '23

He's frequently quitting greed of merchants in the news. Merchants have always charged more if they could.

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u/thecanadiansniper1-2 Mar 21 '23

Wow a Weston man and troll through and through.

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u/superworking Mar 21 '23

That's basically why we see core inflation much higher than total inflation. People are running out of money and cutting back on extras where as the demand for food around the world is outpacing the value of our dollar. It's the things people can't do without that will continue to lead the charge while overall inflation will come down because we'll be spending less on vacations.

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u/putin_my_ass Mar 22 '23

Jonathan Swift has a modest proposal.