Food Price Index: May 2010

In May 2010 compared with April 2010:

• Food prices fell 0.7 percent.
• Meat, poultry, and fish prices fell 2.4 percent.
• Grocery food prices fell 0.7 percent.
• Fruit and vegetables prices fell 2.1 percent.  
• Restaurant meals and ready-to-eat food prices rose 0.3 percent.
• Non-alcoholic beverage prices rose 1.5 percent.

From May 2009 to May 2010:

• Food prices decreased 0.5 percent. This is the first annual fall in food prices since the year to July 2004.