Food prices increase 9.6% Jan 08 – 09

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March 9th, 2009

From January 2008 to January 2009 food prices increased 9.5 percent.

The most significant individual increases came from higher prices for tomatoes (up 49.5 percent), kiwifruit (up 48.2 percent), soft drinks (up 2.7 percent), and mandarins (up 37.3 percent).

The most significant decreases came from lower prices for apples (down 11.3 percent), lamb (down 9.6 percent), and potatoes (down 7.4 percent).

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