The average household in Canada spends one-third less on groceries than a similar household in the United States, a new survey suggests.
A typical weekly food budget in Canada is CA$179, while in the United States, it is US$203, which is equivalent to roughly CA$277, the study conducted by Leger found. The survey included 1,626 respondents from Canada and 1,014 from the United States.
The 35 percent budget disparity suggests that Canadians are responding more stringently to escalating food prices, the survey report said.
Canadian and American respondents both expressed concern over inflation’s impact on grocery prices, however. Seventy-seven percent of Canadians said they felt anxious about increasing costs, compared to 76 percent of their American counterparts….