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  "description": "Egg prices rose 151 per cent over the decade.",
  "path": "/just-7-of-147-food-items-cheaper-than-a-decade-ago-as-economists-warn-worse-is-coming/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-19T23:45:29.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Summarised by Centrist\n\n**Only seven of the 147 food items tracked by Stats NZ are cheaper than they were 10 years ago, according to analysis of long-term food price trends.**\n\n**The biggest long-term price drops were in avocados, onions, frozen prawns and some packaged pasta meals. Over the past year, cucumbers, olive oil, carrots and cauliflower recorded declines.**\n\nBut almost every other tracked food item increased in price over the same period.\n\nEgg prices rose 151 per cent over the decade, and butter increased\n\n143 per cent, sultanas 116 per cent, canned salmon 101 per cent, and bread 90 per cent. The average price of fish and chips climbed from $6.09 in 2016 to $10.77 this year.\n\nInfometrics chief economist Brad Olsen said the move away from battery farming toward free-range eggs had pushed up operating costs. ANZ economist Matt Dilly said butter prices surged after poor weather affected major dairy exporters, while\n\nTurkish crop damage contributed to higher dried fruit prices.\n\nDespite relatively soft food inflation figures in April, economists warned further increases are likely as higher fuel prices move through supply chains.\n\nOlsen said diesel prices had nearly doubled in the past two months and expected the impact to become more visible over coming months. Westpac economist Satish Ranchhod said higher fuel, fertiliser and shipping costs would likely place “more pronounced upward pressure” on food prices later in the year.\n\nRead more over at RNZ\n\nReceive our free newsletter here",
  "title": "Just 7 of 147 food items cheaper than a decade ago as economists warn worse is coming",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-20T01:15:58.467Z"
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