Canadians Modify Their Lifestyles

According to a study conducted by Group Investors, 75% of participants noticed an increase in their grocery bills within the last three months. Nearly half (48%) of the people said that they had already started purchasing less expensive produce.

Canadians are attributing the rise in food prices to the rising cost of fuel, which is prompting a change in attitude. Although the price of food has only increased 1.2 % in the country since last year (Statistics Canada, April 2008), several Canadians anticipate a rise in food costs and are considering changing their habits.

Thus, 87% of the people surveyed said that they would make efforts to eat at home rather than eating out, buy local produce (85%), limit the purchase of exotic or out-of-season fruits (55%), grow a garden (46%) or eat less meat (41%).

In total, there were 1030 Canadians, 18 years and up, that responded to the national survey over the telephone in the beginning of June.