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Inflation measurement gives us food for thought

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Global food prices are soaring. Since February 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization world food price index has risen roughly 67 percent, surpassing the previous peak in June 2008 (Chart 1). The last food price surge, from early 2007 to mid-2008, prompted riots in many countries; the latest rise has also fueled riots and may have been a factor in political unrest sweeping through North Africa and the Middle East.

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  • Jim Dolmas, 2011. "Inflation measurement gives us food for thought," Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, vol. 6(4), May.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:feddel:y:2011:i:may:n:v.6no.4
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