Food Prices Increase 4.6 Percent Annually
Higher prices for the grocery food group and the meat, poultry, and fish group contributed most to the annual increase in food prices, up 4.7 percent and 6.4 percent, respectively.
The price increase for the grocery food group was due to higher prices for milk, butter, and cheese.
'Dairy products continue to drive the higher cost in food prices,' prices and deflators spokesperson Nicola Growden said.
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