
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, April 4, 1991                   TAG: 9104040144
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: B-6   EDITION: METRO 
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ROANOKE FOOD PRICES RISE FASTEST IN STATE

Food prices rose 3.8 percent in the Roanoke Valley in March, the steepest increase among four areas of the state monitored by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The state agency, which surveys supermarket prices monthly for a standard 40-item order, said they totaled $75.72 in March in Roanoke area grocery stores. That's up from $72.93 in February and up 2 percent from $74.20 in March 1990, the state said.

The market basket report also showed the one-month increase in food prices was 3.7 percent to $80.75 in Richmond, 3.2 percent to $78.98 in Norfolk, and 2.7 percent to $84.42 in Northern Virginia. - Staff report

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