Milk and
Alternatives
Eggs
Meat, Poultry
and Alternatives
Fish
Whole Grain
Products
Non-Whole
Grain Products
Jan.................................................
103.27
117.70
110.12
105.00
98.90
96.46
Feb......................................................................................
107 49
117.70
111.16
107.91
98.18
93.72
Mar..................................................................................
105 62
118.14
112.01
107.45
100.26
94.43
Apr....................................................................................
106 53
116.37
113.93
106.45
96.92
94.34
May........................................................................................
106 16
116.81
111.88
108.09
98.93
96.30
Jun........................................................................................
109 85
118.58
114.14
106.00
99.12
96.14
Jul............................................................................................
106 26
119.91
113.16
110.64
100.58
96.98
Aug...........................................................................................
105 73
122.12
110.11
113.55
102.11
96.02
Sep...............................................................................
105 19
120.80
112.65
110.55
98.38
96.67
Oct.......................................................................................
108 94
124.78
117.23
110.36
94.00
97.73
Nov..............................................................................
106 42
125.22
113.51
112.82
100.10
98.07
Dec..................................................................................
107 49
123.45
116.41
113.55
98.44
96.05
Average
106.58
120.13
113.03
109.36
98.83
96.08
Orange
Vegetables
and Fruits
Dark Green
Vegetables
Other
Vegetables
and Fruits
Other Processed
Vegetables
and Fruits
Unsaturated
Oils and Fats
Sweeteners
Jan.................................................
90.81
89.01
91.15
104.58
101.07
126.34
Feb......................................................................................
92 42
88.92
84.66
106.41
99.95
128.19
Mar..................................................................................
92 63
81.54
78.59
105.62
101.26
124.38
Apr....................................................................................
83 23
80.53
80.85
108.15
100.19
127.37
May........................................................................................
91 72
85.90
85.11
106.23
98.50
126.44
Jun........................................................................................
92 83
86.70
87.53
108.41
98.40
128.91
Jul............................................................................................
94 65
87.83
89.40
110.51
102.18
125.82
Aug...........................................................................................
87 58
85.31
88.64
108.50
101.36
128.09
Sep...............................................................................
82 53
86.61
82.81
106.63
101.50
125.62
Oct.......................................................................................
78 79
80.15
84.64
108.94
101.41
129.01
Nov..............................................................................
89 49
84.56
86.98
109.50
102.57
126.75
Dec..................................................................................
79 90
73.52
90.52
103.75
100.00
118.00
Average
88.05
84.21
85.91
107.27
100.70
126.24
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Statistics and Data Development Branch
Jan 2009 = 100
Table 31: Edmonton Monthly Retail Food Price Indices* by Category
(
Jan 2009=100) (1), 2012
Jan 2009 = 100
(1)
Retail prices of over 70 food items are collected each week at representative stores of the major food chains in Edmonton. The prices are weighted to account for
estimated market share held by each chain.
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Statistics and Data Development Branch
*
Beginning in 2009, the Edmonton Retail Food Prices survey methodology was updated based, in part, on Health Canada's 2008 National Nutritious Food Basket.
Fig. 14 Edmonton Monthly Retail Food Price Indices, Selected Categories
(
Jan 2009=100), 2012
100
102
104
106
108
110
112
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Jan 2009 = 100
Milk and Alternatives
106
108
110
112
114
116
118
120
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Jan 2009 = 100
Meat, Poultry and Alternatives
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
105
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Jan 2009 = 100
Orange Vegetables and Fruits
90
92
94
96
98
100
102
104
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Jan 2009 = 100
Whole Grain Products
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