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BASIC FOOD INDEX
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Thirteen food commodities contributed to the increase in the Basic Food Index (BFI) for April this year, according to the BFI report released Wednesday by the Commerce Department’s Statistical Division. It also says that the BFI in April registered a monthly increase of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The latest Basic Food Index (BFI) for March, released this week by the Commerce Department has reconfirmed public concerns and complaints over the increase in the cost of popular food items in American Samoa, which are mostly, imported goods.
But some consumers say that...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The latest report by the Commerce Department’s Statistics & Analysis Division shows a continuing increase in the cost of basic food items in American Samoa, as witnessed by consumers in the past months and they have complained publicly on the high costs.
As of last...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Following consumer concerns over the high price of goods at retailers doing business in the outer parts of Tutuila, the Commerce Department’s Statistics and Analysis Division, expanded its list to include samples from these areas in the January 2022 Basic Food Index (BFI...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Ten food commodities contributed to the increase in the Basic Food Index (BFI) in December 2021, according to the BFI report released recently by the Commerce Department’s Statistical Division. It also says that the BFI in December registered a “substantial increase of 2...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The latest Basic Food Index (BFI) released this week by the Commerce Department’s Statistical Division, shows the continued hike in the cost of basic food items in American Samoa in November, which registered an “increase of 3.4%” from October’s BFI.
According to the DOC...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Fifteen food commodities contributed to the increase in the Basic Food Index (BFI) in October, according to the BFI report released by the Commerce Department’s Statistical Division. It also says that the BFI in October registered a “substantial increase of 4.4%” from...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The price of turkey tails is among the eleven food commodities, which contributed to the increase in the Basic Food Index (BFI) in August, according to the BFI report released by the Commerce Department’s Statistical Division. This is the third consecutive month with the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “Fifteen food commodities increased in price for this month,” according to July’s Basic Food Index (BFI) report released Aug. 6th by the Commerce Department’s Statistics Division.
It states that the average cost of a 22-pound box of chicken legs decreased by 0.1% while...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Basic Food Index report for May, released Wednesday by the Commerce Department’s Statistic Division shows that while the cost of turkey tails continues to increase, the price of other popular food items decrease. Overall the cost of basic food in May dropped by 0.5...