21 October 2011 Last updated at 05:46 ET

Jersey inflation rate up by 5.4% in 2011

Inflation levels in Jersey are at their highest for three years, according to the States' statistics unit.

In the year to September 2011, the retail price index, which measures the cost of goods and services in the island, rose by 5.4%.

Food prices went up by an average of 8%, with a significant rise in the cost of some breakfast cereals.

Officials recorded increases of more than 20% for some cereals, and a 15% increase for butter, fruit and oils.

States statistician Duncan Gibault said: "In contrast, fresh vegetables, eggs and some fresh meats saw slightly lower average prices on an annual basis."

More on This Story

Related Stories

Related Internet links

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites

BBC Jersey

Features & Analysis

Elsewhere on the BBC

  • Green city A leaf from nature's book

    Cities rely on systems which pollute our world, but that will all change in the future, writes Rachel Armstrong

Programmes

  • A graphic of a person and the Earth respresenting the world wide webClick Watch

    David Reid visits Cern to find out about the plans to restore the world's first web page

BBC © 2013 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.