Food Price Index: September 2008

In September 2008 compared with August 2008:

• Food prices rose 0.6 percent.
• Meat, poultry and fish prices rose 3.7 percent, driven by beef (up 6.8 percent).
• Grocery food prices rose 0.5 percent.
• Restaurant meals and ready-to-eat food rose 0.4 percent.
• Non-alcoholic beverage prices rose 0.3 percent.
• Fruit and vegetables fell 2.2 percent, driven by lower vegetable prices.

From September 2007 to September 2008:

• Food prices increased 10.8 percent. This annual price increase is the highest since April 1990