Food prices fall slightly after introduction of Groceries Order
The Director of Consumer Affairs Anne Fitzgerald has stated that retail prices are heading in the right direction following the abolition of the groceries order.
The Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise and Small Business has heard that the prices of some goods have risen slightly while others have fallen in 2006.
Ms Fitzgerald said that while more competition is needed, prices have fallen marginally: "Goods not covered by the order, which are primarily fresh meat, fish, fruit and vegetables, increased by just over 2.3% over that period and if we aggregate both Grocery Order and non-Grocery Order product for the same period, April to December 2006, prices as a whole fell by 0.06%."
