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Food price index: December 2018
Stats NZ Media and Information Release: Food price index: December 2018
15 January 2019
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Key facts
Monthly change
Food prices fell 0.2 percent in December 2018. After seasonal adjustment, they rose 0.5 percent.
In December 2018 compared with November 2018:
• fruit and vegetable prices fell 1.1 percent (down 0.6 percent after seasonal adjustment)
• meat, poultry, and fish prices rose 0.2 percent
• grocery food prices rose 0.1 percent (up 0.5 percent after seasonal adjustment)
• non-alcoholic beverage prices fell 2.6 percent
• restaurant meals and ready-to-eat food prices rose 0.2 percent.
Annual change
Food prices increased 1.0 percent in the year ended December 2018.
In December 2018 compared with December 2017:
• fruit and vegetable prices decreased 6.1 percent
• meat, poultry, and fish prices increased 3.8 percent
• grocery food prices increased 1.4 percent
• non-alcoholic beverage prices decreased 0.2 percent
• restaurant meals and ready-to-eat food prices increased 2.9 percent.
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