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Food price index: December 2020

The food price index (FPI) measures the changes in prices that households pay for food.

Key facts

Monthly change

Food prices rose 0.1 percent in December 2020. After seasonal adjustment, they were up 0.5 percent.

In December 2020 compared with November 2020:

  • fruit and vegetable prices rose 1.4 percent (up 0.9 percent after seasonal adjustment)
  • meat, poultry, and fish prices fell 0.3 percent
  • grocery food prices rose 0.3 percent (up 0.7 percent after seasonal adjustment)
  • non-alcoholic beverage prices fell 1.7 percent
  • restaurant meals and ready-to-eat food prices rose 0.3 percent.
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Monthly index points contribution to FPI, by subgroup, December 2020

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SubgroupIndex points
Fruit & vegetables1.89
Meat, poultry, & fish-0.41
Grocery food1.17
Non-alcoholic beverages-1.83
Restaurant meals & ready-to-eat food0.75
Created with Highcharts 5.0.14PercentFood price index monthly change, December 2017–2020Dec-17Jan-18Feb-18Mar-18Apr-18May-18Jun-18Jul-18Aug-18Sep-18Oct-18Nov-18Dec-18Jan-19Feb-19Mar-19Apr-19May-19Jun-19Jul-19Aug-19Sep-19Oct-19Nov-19Dec-19Jan-20Feb-20Mar-20Apr-20May-20Jun-20Jul-20Aug-20Sep-20Oct-20Nov-20Dec-20-2-10123Stats NZ

Food price index monthly change, December 2017–2020

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MonthPercent
Dec-17-0.8
Jan-181.2
Feb-18-0.5
Mar-181
Apr-180.1
May-180
Jun-180.5
Jul-180.7
Aug-18-0.5
Sep-18-0.1
Oct-18-0.6
Nov-18-0.6
Dec-18-0.2
Jan-191
Feb-190.4
Mar-190.5
Apr-19-0.1
May-190.7
Jun-19-0.7
Jul-191.1
Aug-190.7
Sep-190
Oct-19-0.3
Nov-19-0.7
Dec-19-0.2
Jan-202.1
Feb-200
Mar-200.7
Apr-201
May-20-0.8
Jun-200.5
Jul-201.2
Aug-200.7
Sep-20-1
Oct-20-0.7
Nov-20-0.9
Dec-200.1

Annual change

Food prices increased 2.9 percent in the year ended December 2020.

In December 2020 compared with December 2019:

  • fruit and vegetable prices increased 8.9 percent
  • meat, poultry, and fish prices decreased 0.7 percent
  • grocery food prices increased 1.8 percent
  • non-alcoholic beverage prices increased 1.7 percent
  • restaurant meals and ready-to-eat food prices increased 3.8 percent.
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Annual index points contribution to FPI, by subgroup, December 2020

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SubgroupIndex points
Fruit & vegetables11.95
Meat, poultry, & fish-1.11
Grocery food6.17
Non-alcoholic beverages1.7
Restaurant meals & ready-to-eat food10.56
Created with Highcharts 5.0.14PercentFood price index annual change, December 2017–2020Dec-17Jan-18Feb-18Mar-18Apr-18May-18Jun-18Jul-18Aug-18Sep-18Oct-18Nov-18Dec-18Jan-19Feb-19Mar-19Apr-19May-19Jun-19Jul-19Aug-19Sep-19Oct-19Nov-19Dec-19Jan-20Feb-20Mar-20Apr-20May-20Jun-20Jul-20Aug-20Sep-20Oct-20Nov-20Dec-20-1012345Stats NZ

Food price index annual change, December 2017–2020

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MonthPercent
Dec-172.3
Jan-180.8
Feb-180.1
Mar-181.4
Apr-182.3
May-18-0.1
Jun-180.2
Jul-181.1
Aug-18-0.1
Sep-180.1
Oct-180.6
Nov-180.4
Dec-181
Jan-190.8
Feb-191.7
Mar-191.2
Apr-191
May-191.7
Jun-190.5
Jul-190.9
Aug-192.1
Sep-192.2
Oct-192.5
Nov-192.4
Dec-192.4
Jan-203.5
Feb-203.1
Mar-203.3
Apr-204.4
May-202.9
Jun-204.1
Jul-204.2
Aug-204.2
Sep-203.1
Oct-202.7
Nov-202.6
Dec-202.9

More data

Use Infoshare to access the food price index time series:

Subject category: Economic indicators
Group: Consumers price index – CPI

ISSN 1178-0282

Next release

Food price index: January 2021 will be released on 12 February 2021.

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