New Zealand food prices fall in November

FILE PHOTO: Customers walk through a fruit and vegetable market in front of the Te Papa Museum in Wellington, New Zealand, October 2, 2011. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen/File Photo

WELLINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - New Zealand food prices fell 0.4 percent in November, data from Statistics New Zealand showed on Wednesday, while the index rose 2.3 percent from the same month last year. Food prices make up nearly 19 percent of the consumer price index.

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