Food prices increase 0.6 percent June to July 2008
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August 27th, 2008
* Fruit and vegetable prices rose 3.6 percent
* Dry good prices rose 0.5 percent
* Non-alcoholic beverage prices rose 0.4 percent
* Meat, poultry and fish prices fell 1.0 percent
The most significant individual upward contributions came from higher prices for lettuce (up 32.4 percent), yoghurt (up 9.2 percent), and cucumber (up 27.9 percent).
The most significant individual downward contributions came from lower prices for fresh chicken (down 7.1 percent), tomatoes (down 14.6 percent), and nectarines (down 32.3 percent).
From July 2007 to July 2008 food prices increased 7.6 percent.