@article{Parlett:266076,
      recid = {266076},
      author = {Parlett, Ralph},
      title = {1991 Rise in Retail Food Prices Was the Smallest Since  1985},
      journal = {Food Review/ National Food Review},
      address = {1992-07-07},
      number = {1482-2017-3290},
      year = {1992},
      abstract = {VVith lower farm prices for some commodities and the  downturn in the general economy, retail food prices rose in  1991 by the smallest amount since 1985. As measured by the  consumer price index (CPI), food prices rose 2.9 percent in  1991, compared with 5.8 percent in both 1989 and 1990  (table 1). Prices for food sold in supermarkets and grocery  stores rose more slowly than at eating places, reversing  the trend during the past 4 years. The CPI for food sold in  supermarkets and grocery stores (food for at-home  consumption) rose 2.6 percent in 1991. The CPI for food in  restaurants and fast food establishments (food away from  home) rose 3.4 percent, the smallest increase since 1965.  Both components rose more slowly than the 4.2-percent  increase in the CPI for all goods and services. Farm prices  were lower due to larger supplies of red meats, poultry,  dairy products, and orange juice. A sluggish economy  dampened rises in processing and distribution costs. On the  demand side, a reduction in disposable personal income  (adjusted for inflation) squeezed consumers' budgets and  their expenditures for food},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/266076},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.266076},
}