Statistics Canada this week reported a 10.3-per-cent year-over-year increase in the price of food in September. That includes a 7.5-per-cent jump in the cost of restaurant meals and 11.4 per cent for groceries – the biggest surge since 1981.⁠ ⁠ The news comes despite three consecutive months of decreases in the general inflation rate.⁠ ⁠ Many of the largest increases were among imported food items: cereal products, bakery items, condiments and spices. The cost of pasta rose 22.5 per cent; coffee and tea, 16.4 per cent.⁠ ⁠ Follow the link in bio for the full story by Ann Hui⁠ ⁠ #inflation⁠ #FoodPrices⁠ #food⁠ #groceries