date:Feb 17, 2020
ix per cent in the year. Restaurant and ready-to-eat meals increased 3.4 percent, while fruit and vegetable prices were up 2.7 percent, she added.
These increases were partly offset by the decreasing prices for iceberg lettuce, onions, and honey, Johnson stated.
Statistics showed that the overall annual increase in food prices was the largest since September 2011, when prices increased 4.7 percent.
We often see food prices rise in January following falls in December, as items go off Christmas