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Newfoundland and Labrador Nutritious Food Basket
The Regional Nutritionists and Community Dietitians in the Regional Health Authorities, in cooperation with of the Department of Health and Community Services and the NL Statistics Agency, collect pricing information for the Newfoundland and Labrador Nutritious Food Basket on an annual basis. Communities are pre-selected based on population and availability of stores. Both large and small chain stores from each region are included in the pricing process. Items in the food basket are priced at the lowest price available in the store in a specified purchase size, regardless of brand. The basket does not constitute a recommended diet. It is a tool for monitoring the cost of a nutritious diet. It has the advantage of being based on food purchasing patterns and therefore has some similarity to the foods generally purchased in the province. Comparison between communities, urban/rural areas, or health regions is not recommended.
The pricing is conducted over a two week period during May and June, these months were selected as the best time frame as the Consumer Price Index for that time is closest to the annual average for the province. The Basket makes no allowance for seasonal availability.
2009 Data is available below:
To review the data for 2008, see the .pdf files below.
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