For Canadians looking to prepare a Thanksgiving meal for their families this weekend, economists have some good news — the feast will likely cost about the same as last year, with some items like turkey costing even less.

“Overall, the big picture is that Thanksgiving dinner should cost us fairly similar to what it did last year, depending on what the specific tradition is in your household,” said Mike von Massow, food economist at the University of Guelph.

According to the latest figures available from Statistics Canada, the retail price of a frozen turkey was around $3.81 per kilogram across the country in a four-week period from Aug. 10 to Sept. 6.

During the same period last year, the retail price of a whole frozen turkey was $4.34 per kilogram.

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