NZ annual food prices lift 1.2% in March

NZ annual food prices lift 1.2% in March
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard April 11 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand's March food prices rose 1.2 percent versus the same month a year earlier, pushed higher by grocery foods, non-alcoholic beverages and restaurant and ready-to-eat food. Meat, poultry and fish prices rose 0.9 percent on the year while restaurant meals and ready-to-eat food prices lifted 2.9 percent, Statistics NZ said. Grocery food prices lifted 1.4 percent and non-alcoholic beverages were up 2.1 percent. Fruit and vegetable prices, however, fell 2.6 percent.  The 1.2 percent an...