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STRONGER AND SAFER - Affordability, Access and Security
Annual retail price index inflation rate for each month May 2007-April 2008, UK
Source: Office of National Statistics
- The chart above shows the annual RPI inflation rate at each month over the last 12 months.
- From September 2007 onwards annual food RPI inflation rate was higher than all items RPI. In April 2008, food RPI inflation rate was at 6.9%, whilst all items RPI inflation rate was 4.2%.
Monthly percentage change, retail price index ( RPI), May 2007-April 2008, UK
Source: Office of National Statistics
- The chart shows month-on-month percentage changes in RPI on food and all items.
- Between the months of August 2007 and January 2008, food RPI grew more rapidly than all items RPI. In April 2008 food RPI was again higher than all items RPI.
Distance to nearest large or medium general store by local authority, Scotland, 2006
Mean distance to a medium/large general food store
Local authority | Mean distance (m) | Local authority | Mean distance (m) |
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Glasgow City | 605 | East Lothian | 2,115 |
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Edinburgh, City of | 637 | Inverclyde | 2,209 |
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Dundee City | 689 | Clackmannanshire | 2,510 |
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Aberdeen City | 1,057 | South Ayrshire | 2,633 |
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West Dunbartonshire | 1,094 | Moray | 3,254 |
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Midlothian | 1,124 | East Ayrshire | 3,259 |
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West Lothian | 1,169 | Stirling | 3,409 |
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North Lanarkshire | 1,191 | Perth & Kinross | 3,764 |
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Renfrewshire | 1,229 | Aberdeenshire | 4,685 |
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East Renfrewshire | 1,289 | Scottish Borders | 4,874 |
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East Dunbartonshire | 1,357 | Dumfries & Galloway | 5,950 |
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Falkirk | 1,407 | Highland | 6,935 |
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Fife | 1,555 | Argyll and Bute | 7,175 |
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South Lanarkshire | 1,640 | Orkney Islands | 11,551 |
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North Ayrshire | 1,753 | Eilean Siar | 15,259 |
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Angus | 2,092 | Shetland Islands | 17,424 |
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National mean | 2,328 | | |
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Source: Accessing Healthy Food: A Sentinel Mapping Study of Healthy Food Retailing in Scotland, 2008
- The average distance to a medium/large food store is 2,328 metres.
- City local authorities have shorter distances (Glasgow average is 605 metres).
- Rural local authorities have longer distances (Shetland average is 17,424 metres).
Percentage of expenditure on household food and drink by product, Scotland, 2006
Source: Family Food 2006
- Of £24.78 weekly household expenditure on food and drink, the largest % (22%) was on meat. This was followed by 14% spent on alcoholic drinks and 12% on bread and cereals.
- Fruit and vegetables together made up 13% and Sugar and sweet products added up to 9% of the total.
Scottish processors sourcing of inputs from within Scotland, 2008
Source: Research on the Levels of Scottish Primary Food and Drink Produce Processed in Scotland, 2008
- The chart shows the % of inputs that Scottish processors source from Scotland by band (0%, 1-25%, 26-49%, etc.).
- The majority of Scottish food and drink processors source at least some produce from Scotland.
- 28% of Scottish processors sourced entirely from within Scotland.
Location of Food Standards Agency Licensed Slaughterhouses, in Scotland, 2008
Source: Food Standards Agency. Map produced by SAC, 2008
- There are 38 slaughter houses in Scotland (with 8 located in the Scottish Islands). Their locations are shown on the map.
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