F.I.B. says fish prices steady
PA Wellington The Fishing Industry Board retail price index is a “very comprehensive” and a “good indicator” of the price of fresh seafood to the consumer, a spokesman says. ' ' The index showed that the price Of fresh fish had not increased in the last three months, said the assistant general manager of the board, Mr Russell Armitage. "The F. 1.8. fresh seafood retail price index for the three months
ended September, 1987, is the same as the index for June, 1987, meaning there has only been a 3 per cent increase since March, 1987,” he said. The F. 1.8. index differs from the fresh food price index calculated by the Statistics Department as it does not include frozen fish fingers, smoked fish or . canned salmon and sardines. “On the other hand the Statistics Department index does not account for the wider range of fresh seafood available.
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