date:Aug 28, 2013
Food price increases have outpaced most other components of consumer demand in the 2006-12 period, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its August issue of Amber Waves, the result of a notable increase in the volatility of food and energy commodities prices and other macroeconomic factors.
With the all-food Consumer Price Index (C.P.I.) up almost 20% for the period, only transportation costs and medical care have risen faster than food prices since 2006, the U.S.D.A. said.
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