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Food Price Index: February 2008


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Highlights


  • Food prices rose 0.8 percent from January 2008 to February 2008.

 

  • Grocery food prices increased 1.1 percent.

 

  • Meat, poultry and fish prices were up 1.6 percent.

 

  • Non-alcoholic beverage prices rose 2.3 percent.

 

  • Restaurant meals and ready-to-eat food prices were up 0.5 percent.

 

  • Fruit and vegetable prices fell 1.5 percent.

  

  • Food prices increased 5.2 percent for the year to February 2008.


Geoff Bascand
Government Statistician
12 March 2008
ISSN 1178-0282

There is a companion Media Release published – Food Price Index: February 2008.

 



  Food Price Index: February 2008 (pdf)



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