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High food prices may see smaller Christmas lunches this year

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Publish Date
Thu, 14 Dec 2023, 8:57am
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High food prices may see smaller Christmas lunches this year

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 14 Dec 2023, 8:57am

Purchasing Christmas lunch will be more expensive than last year despite falling food prices. 

For a third month in a row, food prices have continued to fall, but they're still 6% higher than a year ago. 

Grocery food's 7% increase was one of the largest contributors to the annual change. 

Foodstuffs managing director Chris Quin told Mike Hosking that he expects most shoppers will have to stick to a budget this Christmas. 

He says people will have to look at the food options that fit their budget. 

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