July 2013 Consumer Price Index Released
Consumers paid 1.8 per cent more in July 2013 than they did a year ago for the basket of goods and services included in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The rate of inflation decreased 0.1 percentage point from the 1.9 per cent recorded in June 2013.
The Health & Personal Care sector had the strongest impact on the twelve-month increase in the Consumer Price Index. The total cost of the Health & Personal Care basket increased 9.2 per cent year-over-year.
Food prices in grocery stores increased 0.3 per cent in July compared to a 0.1 per cent rise in June. Leading factors to the increase were fresh carrots (8.3 per cent), eggs (5.9 per cent) and frozen spare ribs (5.8 per cent).
The full July 2013 Consumer Price Index is below [PDF here]
