date:Nov 19, 2013
r cent this quarter, pushing the annual inflation rate to 2.2 per cent.
Vegetables continue to represent good return for the consumer considering that vegetable prices have fallen by 10.7 per cent when inflation has increased by 2.2 per cent over the same time period, said Mr White.
According to the ABS the most significant price decreases in this quarter occurred in Brisbane and Perth, where vegetable prices were down by 6.5 per cent and 6.0 per cent respectively.
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