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3. Fish, quoting real staple fish in your area, not fish 'n chip shop or frozen:

Safeway Washington 1 LB Croaker Dressed Fresh $3.49 [$7.68]
Jmb [Canada] fish salmon fresh 26.99/kg, froz 22.99/kg, sole or cod 19.99/kg [$20.38]
Julie [Wales] Fish: cod £16.99 per kilo, kippers - £5.99 per kilo [$34.66]
Liz [Wales] Fish (from fishmonger): local sea bass about £12 per kilo, other fish cheaper [$24.48]
Sean Jeating [Europe] a codfish 1 kg = 10 Euro b trout 1 kg = 12 Euro c salmon trout = 14 Euro c halibut 1 kg = 18 Euro d eel 1 kg = 31 Euro [$9.94]
Welshcakes Limoncello [Sicily] Fish –: swordfish - €25 per kilo, anchovies - €7, cod - €15 [$14.91]
James [fSU] Mintai 63.60 roubles/kg [$2.60]
Colin Campbell [Australia] fish salmon fresh 25/kg, basa/ nile perch $10/kg [$9.00]

4. Milk, preferably carton rather than bottle and out of the cabinet:

Safeway Washington Milk: Lucerne Fat Free Milk – Gallon $3.50 [$0.92]
Ruthie [U.S.A.] A gallon of milk at the convenience store is about $2.79 [$0.74]
Jacque LeBlanc now in Sicily [Honolulu prices] While the average may be US $2.74 per half gallon of milk. When I left Hawaii a year ago, we would typically pay US $5 for half a gallon. [$1.32]
Jmb [Canada] milk 1.69/L (cheaper in 2L, 2.89, 4L 4.19) [$1.48]
The Morningstar [England]: 4 pints £1.34 [$1.20]
LFB_UK *The Legend* [England] Milk 1.34 per 4 pints [$1.20]
Julie [Wales] Milk - 59p per litre [$1.20]
Liz [Wales] Milk: £1.34 for 2 litres (more when it's delivered) [$1.37]
Sean Jeating [Europe] milk: 1 l = 0,82 Euro [$1.16]
Welshcakes Limoncello [Sicily] 1 litre carton semi-skimmed milk - €1,13 [$1.60]
James [fSU] 26.80 roubles/litre [$1.09]
Colin Campbell [Australia] milk 1.50/L (cheaper in 2L, 2.90, 3L 3.70) [$1.30]

5. Cheese, which we can agree on, nothing exotic. Perhaps gouda or edam:

Safeway Washington 1 LB Deli Counter Smokey Sharp Cheddar Cheese $7.29 [$16.04]
Ruthie [U.S.A.] I buy cheese in bulk, so I don't think this is representative, but it comes to about $2 for an 8-oz block [$8.80]
Jmb [Canada] cheese Canadian cheddar 15.99/kg, gouda 22.99/kg [$16.30]
Julie [Wales] a medium cheddar - £5.85 per kilo [$11.93]
The Morningstar [England] Cheese: value cheddar £3.79 per kilo [$7.73]
LFB_UK *The Legend* [England] Cheese 3.79 per Kilo [$7.73]
Liz [Wales] Cheese: £3.99 for 500g (Seriously Strong Cheddar - if you're having cheese, it has got be good.) [$16.28]
Sean Jeating [Europe] Gouda 1 kg = 5,29 [$7.51]
Welshcakes Limoncello [Sicily] Cheese: Swiss Emmenthal - €9, 19 per kilo. Mild local cheese - €6,10 [$8.66]
James [fSU] 254.00 roubles/kg [$10.37]
Colin Campbell [Australia] cheese cheddar 15.99/kg [$14.39]

6. Bread, in the form of an oblong loaf, unsliced but if that's not possible - sliced. No exotic forms or from the hot bread bakery - just supermarket bread:

Safeway Washington Buttermilk bread $2.49 [$2.49]
Ruthie [U.S.A.] A loaf of sliced wheat bread at the convenience store here is $1.15 [$1.15]
Jmb [Canada] bread cheapest loaf 1.49 [$1.52]
Julie [Wales] bread - £1.07 wholemeal, sliced [$2.18]
The Morningstar [England] Warburtons Medium white sliced loaf £1.00 [$2.04]
LFB_UK *The Legend* [England] Bread 1.05 Large white sliced [$2.14]
Liz [Wales] Eggs: £1.25 for 6 large woodland [$2.04]
Sean Jeating [Europe] Loaf bread 750 g = 2,60 Euro [$3.69]
Welshcakes Limoncello [Sicily] Bread: Baguette weighing 0, 350 kg - €0,75. Local bread - €2, 60 [$3.69]
James [fSU] 13.80 roubles/loaf [$0.56]
Colin Campbell [Australia] bread cheapest loaf 1.50 [$1.35]

7. Eggs, 12, largish:

Safeway Washington Davidson Large Pasteurize Eggs - 12 Count [$2.04]
Ruthie [U.S.A.] Eggs are anywhere from $1.25 (at the convenience store) to $1.79 (at a different supermarket) for a dozen [$1.51]
Jmb [Canada] eggs 2.59/12 [$2.64]
The Morningstar [England] Eggs £1.19 for 6 large, 79p for 6 average [$4.85]
LFB_UK *The Legend* [England] Eggs 1.70 10 Large eggs [$4.16]
Julie [Wales] dozen eggs - £2.04 large free range, on offer (Waitrose doesn't sell battery eggs) [$4.16]
Sean Jeating [Europe] eggs 10 (large) = 1,60 (in supermarket: 1,29 Euro) [$2.20]
Welshcakes Limoncello [Sicily] Eggs: Never seen any battery eggs here. Local eggs - €0, 81 for 6 [$2.30]
James [fSU] 31.10 roubles/10 eggs [$1.27]
Colin Campbell [Australia] eggs 3.50/12 [$3.15]

8. Coffee, 200g ground:

Safeway Washington Bucks County Coffee Colombia Decaf Ground Coffee - 12 Oz $8.75 [$5.13]
Jmb [Canada] coffee tin ordinary 4.49/300g [$3.05]
LFB_UK *The Legend* [England] Coffee Kenco 4.68 200g [$9.55]
Julie [Wales] coffee- £1.99 [$4.05]
Liz [Wales] Coffee: £3.19 for 454g [$2.87]
Sean Jeating [Europe] coffee 0,5 kg = 4,50 Euro [$2.56]
Welshcakes Limoncello [Sicily] Coffee, 250 gr medium roast, hard pack - €2,05 [$3.63]
James [fSU] 215.00 roubles/250g [$7.02]
Colin Campbell [Australia] coffee tin ordinary 5.00/300g [$3.00]

9. Safflower or sunflower oil, in a plastic bottle:

Safeway Washington Hollywood Safflower Oil - 32 Fl. Oz. $5.98 [$6.32]
Jmb [Canada] sunflower oil 4.99/L [$5.08]
The Morningstar [England] Sunflower oil about 50p per litre for the cheap stuff [$1.02]
Julie [Wales] sunflower oil - 69p per litre [$1.41]
Sean Jeating [Europe] Sunflower oil 750 ml = 2 Euro [$3.78]
Welshcakes Limoncello [Sicily] Sunflower oil is difficult to find here. Corn oil - €1,10 per litre, extra-virgin olive oil, popular brand - €6,41 per litre. Most of the olive oil sold is extra-virgin [$1.56]
James [fSU] 54.90 roubles/litre [$2.24]
Colin Campbell [Australia] sunflower oil 4.00/L [$3.60]

10. Fruit, let's say bananas because there are too many varieties with other fruits and we’ll work on about five medium sized ones to the kilo:

Safeway Washington Banana $0.25/each [$1.25]
Ruthie [U.S.A.] Bananas are 29 cents a pound [$0.64]
Jmb [Canada] bananas 1.52/kg [$1.55]
Julie [Wales] bananas - 93p kilo (Fairtrade) [$1.90]
Liz [Wales] Bananas: 85p a kilo [$1.73]
Welshcakes Limoncello [Sicily] Bananas - €1,69 per kilo [$2.39]
Sean Jeating [Europe] Bananas 1 kilo 2 Euro (today they were reduced: 1,69 Euro) [$2.39]
James [fSU] 25.94 roubles/0.75g [$1.06]
Colin Campbell [Australia] bananas $3/kg price varies [$2.70]

Welshcakes Limoncello [Sicily] also commented:

The price of grain has doubled in Italy in recent years and 1.7% inflation has been noted for September. Bread in Rome is selling at €3,60 per kilo and there is to be an enquiry.
James, you may be interested to know that it is reported here today that the price of bread in a Rome supermarket has risen by 79% in one day!

Jacque LeBlanc now in Sicily [Honolulu prices] also commented:

The average price of a half gallon of whole milk in Honolulu during the first half of 2007 was $2.74, the most expensive in the nation, according to The Council for Community and Economic Research in Arlington, Va. San Francisco had the second-most pricey milk at $2.71 per half gallon. The national average was $1.96 per half gallon. But milk was the least of our price worries in Hawaii, the average median single family home is $650,000.

Sean Jeating [Europe] also adds these annotations:

Prices for all so-called milk products “jumped up” with the beginning of September. Examples:
• condensed milk (340 g) – now: 0,53 Euro – spring: 0,29, Euro summer: 0,39
• milk (1 l) now 0,82 Euro – spring 0,55 Euro - summer 0,62
• gouda (1 kg) now 5,29 Euro – before 4, 70 Euro
”Of course”, so did the heating oil: 1 ltr = 0,65 Euro (2006 = 0,53 Euro) Thus, 3.000 ltr = 1950 Euro (2006: 1590 Euro.

Ah, and as for "hikes": EON announced increasing energy (electricity-) prices; about 10 per cent!! for the end of the year. Their boss said people should not complain. Energy is far (!!) too cheap. Here we go . . .

LFB_UK *The Legend* [England] also states:

Butter has shot up in my local tesco from 3.69 upto 4.18

Colin Campbell [Australia] says :

James, both Coles and Woolworths have online stores, which you can access to check any price that you want. Woolworths you just have to enter a post code. Use the one they suggest and Coles, again you have to enter a post code and test drive. I am very busy. Just bought a house.

Generally a slow and steady increase in basic foodstuffs. The price impact of the drought is being felt in fruit and vegetables and in meat. Overall it seems like prices have gone up about 10 percent this year. Just a perception.

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