Price Trends & Analysis
This series tracks Milk, 4 litres in Canada, measuring retail food prices for standardized quantities of common grocery items, surveyed monthly at major urban retailers. It is part of the broader Monthly average retail prices for selected products dataset. The underlying data spans 2017-01 to 2026-01 and contains 109 monthly observations. Values are expressed in Dollars.
The most recent reading is $6.77. Measured against the same month one year earlier, this represents a ▲ increase of +2.4%. Rising values can reflect increased demand, supply constraints, or broader inflationary pressure within this category.
Across the full history of this series, the record high is $6.86 and the record low is $5.11. Use the chart above to identify when these extremes occurred and the broader trend context that surrounded them.
The interactive chart above lets you select custom date windows — the Period Change widget updates automatically to reflect whatever range is visible. The Time-Cost Calculator contextualises values against hourly wages, showing how many minutes of work at average Canadian pay are required to purchase one unit.