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BASIC FOOD INDEX
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While the price for eggs soared in December with bird flu prevalent in some states on the mainland, most food commodities experienced a decrease in prices for December 2024, helping with the budget for those big family gatherings during the holidays.
According to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Basic Food Index (BFI) for American Samoa recorded a 0.2% increase in November 2024. Out of the 20 food commodities monitored in the BFI, 9 experienced price increases.
However, a few foods remained unchanged and are good buys this month, including fish $5.18, corned...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa’s Basic Food Index (BFI) for August rose by 1.2% with nine foods driving the increase. Good news, however, is that some local favorites, including mayo and corned beef took a downward slide.
The is BFI a monthly rapid assessment of basic food items, to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Basic Food Index (BFI) has experienced a decline for the third consecutive month, dropping by -0.4%.
The decrease was influenced by several food commodities, including sugar (-4.6%), turkey tail (-4.4%), ribs (-4.3%), soda (-3.2%), taro (-2.8%), banana (-1.3%),...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The slight decrease in prices for chicken legs and ice cream were welcome in the month of May with graduation parties in full swing.
The American Samoa Department of Commerce Basic Food Index (BFI) for May decreased by 0.7% with seven food commodities contributing to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A shortage of several food commodities from last month persists, and one food commodity—eggs — has increased in price by more than 30% to 33.8%, according to the Basic Food Index (BFI), released this week by the Commerce Department’s Statistics & Analysis Division.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Basic Food Index (BFI) for the month of February 2024 saw a monthly decrease of 1.3% since January 2024, with the price of an American Samoa staple —Ramen settling back to the December price.
A total of 14 major to mid-sized retail stores have been selected for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Basic Food Index for the month of January 2024 has experienced a slight increase of 1.8% over December 2023 with a hike in prices for six food commodities, according to the Basic Food Index (BFI), released this week by the Commerce Department’s Statistics &...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The hike in prices for eight food commodities contributed to the slight increase of 0.3% in the Basic Food Index (BFI) for the month of September from the previous month of August, according the BFI report released this week by Commerce Department’s Statistics &...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A decline in the price of eggs and two other food items has been cited as “most responsible” for the decrease in the Basic Food Index (BFI) for the month of June, according to the June 2023 BFI released last week by the Commerce Department’s Statistics and Analysis...