date:Apr 16, 2013
l below the 10-year average for this category of 4.6 per cent. The all groups consumer price index increased by 2.4 per cent in 2011-12, which is also below the categorys 10-year average of 2.9 per cent.
Household spending by food category
The ABS conducts a survey every five years of Australian household expenditure on food and beverages, and the latest available figures are for 2009-10. Estimated household spending on food and beverages in Australia increased to around $244 a week in 2009, u