Article on TV right now ergo Aussie supermarket prices the most expensive in the world & the largest increase in a 10 yr period.
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<Since 2000, Australia's groceries have jumped 41.3 per cent while prices in Canada have risen just under 33 per cent, France 22.5 per cent, Britain 33 per cent and America around 28 per cent.
Amazingly, prices in Japan have risen only 1.1 per cent in ten years.>

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Do you think that the oil price increases have affected Aus more, with all the transportation that's involved or are we just being ripped off?

How on earth has Japan kept price rises so low?

I'll have to watch that when it comes on. It's only 5.42pm here

Do they mention how much wages went up by in each country ?

Is there a time difference between Bayside and Gympie these days?

The same story was on the news yesterday. In that report Coles and Woolworth got the blame for our higher than average price risers. In other words: Yes, we are being ripped off.

As for Japan: They have had negative inflation for many years - keeps prices down ...

Again back to wages....
Maybe Japanese wages haven't grown as much as the 57% growth in Australia in that time frame ?


I have so far seen two years, 2007 and 2009, that show wage decline in Japan.

Probably made up though considering the source is Today Tonight

Have supermarket employees' wages gone up 57% in that time? If so, the price increases don't seem quite so bad but somehow I am doubting it!

Earnings ; Queensland ; Females ; Total earnings ;
May 1999 $461.10 pw
May 2009 $711.30 pw
Increase 54.26%

Earnings ; Queensland ; Females ; Full Time ; Adult ; Total earnings ;
May 1999 $ 634.30 pw
May 2009 $1009.10 pw
Increase 59.09%

So part time would have risen by about 49% at a rough guess from that.

However, that covers all workers not just supermarket.

I have listed females as a larger % of supermarket workers, that I see, appear to be female.

29 April 1999, the Australian Industrial Relations Commission
The Federal minimum wage was increased by $12.00 to $385.40 per week.
http://www.mallesons.com/publication...e/5538262W.htm

2008
$543.78 Federal minimum wage
http://www.fairwork.gov.au/Pay-leave...imum-wage.aspx

This equals a 41.1% increase in the federal Minimum wage in 9 years.

Whilst Australia's groceries have jumped 41.3 per cent

Come on Rainman! Don't piss on Today Tonight's bonfire! Learn from them and leave facts well and truely out of your reporting please!

Yeah!

And show a piccie of a bogan family every time you come out with stats.

ABCD can we have similar stats for the UK.


Wages increase of xx%
Shopping increase of xx%

Cheers

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Jeez. How many kids have they got?