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| Changes in Food Price
Indexes, 2010 through 2012 |
May 25, 2012 |
Item |
Relative importance1 |
Month-
to-
Month |
Year-
over-
Year |
Annual |
Annual |
Forecast |
Mar 2012 to Apr 2012 |
Apr 2011 to Apr 2012 |
2010 |
2011 |
20122 |
| Consumer Price
Indexes |
Percent |
Percent change |
| All food |
100.0 |
0.2 |
3.1 |
0.8 |
3.7 |
2.5 to 3.5 |
| Food away from home |
39.6 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
2.0 to 3.0 |
| Food at home |
60.4 |
0.1 |
3.3 |
0.3 |
4.8 |
2.5 to 3.5 |
| |
Meats, poultry, and fish |
12.9 |
0.1 |
4.6 |
1.9 |
7.4 |
3.5 to 4.5 |
| |
|
Meats |
8.4 |
-0.3 |
4.2 |
2.8 |
8.8 |
3.5 to 4.5 |
| |
|
|
Beef and veal |
3.8 |
0.3 |
5.9 |
2.9 |
10.2 |
4.0 to 5.0 |
| |
|
|
Pork |
2.6 |
-0.6 |
3.0 |
4.7 |
8.5 |
3.0 to 4.0 |
| |
|
|
Other meats |
1.9 |
-0.9 |
2.4 |
-0.1 |
6.4 |
2.5 to 3.5 |
| |
|
Poultry |
2.3 |
0.5 |
6.1 |
-0.1 |
2.9 |
3.0 to 4.0 |
| |
|
Fish and seafood |
2.2 |
1.4 |
4.5 |
1.1 |
7.1 |
4.0 to 5.0 |
| |
Eggs |
0.8 |
1.2 |
5.6 |
1.5 |
9.2 |
1.0 to 2.0 |
| |
Dairy products |
6.4 |
-1.0 |
3.4 |
1.1 |
6.8 |
2.0 to 3.0 |
| |
Fats and oils |
1.8 |
-0.7 |
8.4 |
-0.3 |
9.3 |
3.5 to 4.5 |
| |
Fruits and vegetables |
9.0 |
0.9 |
-1.7 |
0.2 |
4.1 |
2.0 to 3.0 |
| |
|
Fresh fruits and vegetables |
6.9 |
1.1 |
-4.1 |
0.6 |
4.5 |
1.5 to 2.5 |
| |
|
|
Fresh fruits |
3.5 |
2.6 |
1.9 |
-0.6 |
3.3 |
2.0 to 3.0 |
| |
|
|
Fresh vegetables |
3.3 |
-0.4 |
-9.7 |
2.0 |
5.6 |
1.0 to 2.0 |
| |
|
Processed fruits and vegetables |
2.1 |
0.3 |
6.5 |
-1.3 |
2.9 |
3.0 to 4.0 |
| |
Sugar and sweets |
2.1 |
0.3 |
5.9 |
2.2 |
3.3 |
2.0 to 3.0 |
| |
Cereals and bakery products |
8.7 |
0.3 |
4.7 |
-0.8 |
3.9 |
3.5 to 4.5 |
| |
Nonalcoholic beverages |
6.7 |
-0.2 |
1.9 |
-0.9 |
3.2 |
1.5 to 2.5 |
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Other foods |
11.9 |
0.2 |
4.2 |
-0.5 |
2.3 |
3.0 to 4.0 |
| 1BLS-estimated expenditure shares,
December 2010. Food prices represent approximately 14 percent of the total CPI.
2Forecasts updated by the 25th of each month.
Sources: Historical data from Bureau of Labor Statistics;
forecasts by Economic Research Service. |
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