Groceries, notably dairy products, eggs and instant coffee, increased 4.9 percent for the year. Photo: Morgane Perraud / Unsplash
Annual food inflation has edged higher, as rising grocery prices offset cheaper fruit and vegetables.
Stats NZ's food price index rose 4.7 percent in the year ended October, from 4.1 percent the month before.
Groceries, notably dairy products, eggs and instant coffee, increased 4.9 percent for the year.
Meat was also more expensive.
For the month, overall prices were marginally lower as fruit and vegetables became more abundant.
Among other goods and services, power, gas, fuel and accommodation prices rose, while airfares fell.
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