Food Price Index: July 2009

In July 2009 compared with June 2009:

• Food prices rose 0.6 percent.
• Fruit and vegetable prices rose 3.1 percent driven by higher vegetable prices.
• Grocery food prices rose 0.5 percent.
• Restaurant meals and ready-to-eat food prices rose 0.3 percent.
• Non-alcoholic beverage prices rose 0.3 percent.
• Meat, poultry and fish prices fell 0.7 percent.

From July 2008 to July 2009:

• Food prices increased 8.4 percent.