Monthly change


Food prices fell 0.8 percent in the December 2016 month. After seasonal adjustment, food prices fell 0.5 percent.

In December 2016 compared with November 2016:

  • Fruit and vegetable prices rose 0.1 percent (down 0.4 percent after seasonal adjustment).
  • Meat, poultry, and fish prices fell 1.5 percent.
  • Grocery food prices fell 0.9 percent (down 0.6 percent after seasonal adjustment).
  • Non-alcoholic beverage prices fell 3.1 percent.
  • Restaurant meals and ready-to-eat food prices rose 0.1 percent.

Annual change

Food prices rose 0.6 percent in the year to December 2016.

In December 2016 compared with December 2015:

  • Fruit and vegetable prices fell 0.8 percent.
  • Meat, poultry, and fish prices fell 0.2 percent.
  • Grocery food prices rose 0.9 percent.
  • Non-alcoholic beverage prices fell 0.5 percent.
  • Restaurant meals and ready-to-eat food prices rose 1.8 percent.

Key average prices

  • Two litres of blue-top milk was $3.32 in December 2016.

Liz Macpherson, Government Statistician
ISSN 1178-0282
16 January 2017

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