Average Living Standards in Decline Due to Inflation Pressures: Statistics Canada

Average Living Standards in Decline Due to Inflation Pressures: Statistics Canada
People wait in line to enter a clothing store in a shopping mall in Montreal on Jan. 15, 2022. The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes
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Inflationary pressures are causing average living standards in Canada to fall despite an overall increase in wages, says a new Statistics Canada report.

“High inflation especially for food products has put a severe strain on living costs especially among more vulnerable households as income and saving levels adjust to the withdrawal in pandemic-related supports,” said the report, titled “Research to Insights: Consumer price inflation, recent trends and analysis.”