Price of Food in Brisbane, Australia 2004

Some examples of the average Retail Prices, in December 2004, of a range of selected items in the Brisbane area, taken by surveys for the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)

Brisbane

• Dairy Products
  • $2.86 Milk (2 litre)
  • $4.06 Cheese, processed, sliced, wrapped (500g)
  • $2.31 Butter (500 g)(a)

• Bread and cereal products
  • $2.54 Bread white loaf, sliced (650 g)(b)
  • $1.68 Biscuits, dry (250 g)
  • $3.33 Breakfast cereal, corn based (550 g)
  • $2.87 Flour, self raising (2 kg)
  • $1.96 Rice, long grain (1 kg)

• Beef
  • $11.39 Roast Beef (1 kg)(c)
  • $16.56 Rump steak (1 kg)
  • $17.79 T-bone steak, with fillet (1 kg)
  • $8.53 Chuck steak (1 kg)

• Lamb
  • $8.75 Leg (1 kg)
  • $15.51 Loin chops (1 kg)
  • $7.53 Forequarter chops (1 kg)

• Pork
  • $6.37 Leg (1 kg)
  • $11.94 Loin chops (1 kg)
  • $3.69 Chicken, frozen (1 kg)
  • $3.65 Bacon, middle rashers (250 g pkt)
  • $4.85 Sausages (1 kg)

• Seafood
  • $2.56 Salmon, pink (210 g can)

• Fresh fruit and vegetables
  • $2.52 Oranges (1 kg)
  • $2.73 Bananas (1 kg)
  • $1.74 Potatoes (1 kg)
  • $3.31 Tomatoes (1 kg)
  • $1.85 Carrots (1 kg)
  • $1.95 Onions (1 kg)

• Processed fruit and vegetables
  • $2.45 Peaches (825 g can)
  • $1.53 Pineapple, sliced (450 g can)
  • $1.73 Peas, frozen (500 g pkt)

• Snacks and confectionery
  • $3.23 Chocolate, milk, block (250 g)

• Other food
  • $2.93 Eggs (1 dozen)(e),(f)
  • $1.88 Sugar, white (2 kg)(f)
  • $2.90 Jam, strawberry (500 g jar)
  • $3.52 Teabags (180 g pkt)
  • $5.53 Coffee, instant (150 g jar)
  • $1.69 Tomato sauce (600 ml)
  • $2.42 Margarine, poly-unsaturated (500 g)
  • $1.11 Baked beans, in tomato sauce (420 g)
  • $0.69 Baby food (120 g can)

• Houshold supplies
  • $5.55 Laundry detergent (1 kg)
  • $3.42 Dishwashing detergent (450 ml)
  • $2.14 Facial tissues (pkt 180)
  • $2.86 Toilet paper (4 x 220 sheet rolls)
  • $1.02 Pet food (400 g)

• Private motoring
  • $0.94 Petrol, unleaded (1 litre)

• Alcoholic drinks
  • $27.15 Beer, low alcohol (24 x 355 ml – 375 ml bottles)(g)
  • $33.50 Beer, full strength (24 x 375 ml bottles)(h)
  • $2.18 Draught beer, low alcohol, public bar (285 ml glass)(g)
  • $2.37 Draught beer, full strength, public bar (285 ml glass)(h)
  • $3.64 Scotch nip, public bar (30 ml)Personal care products
  • $2.85 Toilet soap (4 x 125 g)

These figures came from: Cat. No. 6403.0.55.001 Average Retail Prices of Selected Items: Eight Capital Cities Dec 2004