Food Price Index: January 2009

In January 2009 compared with December 2008:

• Food prices rose 0.8 percent.  
• Fruit and vegetable prices rose 3.6 percent.  
• Non-alcoholic beverage prices rose 2.2 percent. 
• Grocery food prices rose 0.4 percent.  
• Restaurant meals and ready-to-eat food prices rose 0.4 percent.  
• Meat, poultry and fish prices fell 0.6 percent.

From January 2008 to January 2009:

• Food prices increased 9.5 percent.