GROCERY PRICE SURVEY
The Grocery Price Survey conducted by Northern Territory Treasury measured the cost of purchasing an average basket of goods at 26 supermarkets in the Northern Territory (NT) and uses two Queensland (QLD) regional centres for comparison. In December 2007, a basket of groceries cost on average $175.67 in Darwin, compared to $177.04 in Katherine, $167.80 in Alice Springs and $215.53 in Nhulunbuy. In all stores surveyed price increases were observed between 2006 and 2007. However, increases in grocery prices in each of the regions in the NT were lower than in the regions of Mt. Isa and Cairns. Between December 2006 and December 2007 the price of a basket of groceries increased by 1% in Alice Springs, 2% in Darwin and Yulara, 3% in Katherine and 4% in Nhulunbuy. During the same period prices in Cairns rose 4% and Mount Isa rose 5%. Despite the NT having lower price increases than QLD, prices for all regions in the NT except Alice Springs remained higher than in the comparative regions of Cairns and Mount Isa.
Average Cost of a Basket of Goods: by Selected Regions
- 2005 to 2007
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