Kenai Peninsula Borough
Community and Economic Development Division
Quarterly Report of Key Economic Indicators for Period Ending December 31, 2003

Seward Cost of Food

Cost of food data is collected by the University of Alaska, Fairbanks Cooperative Extension.  Each quarter the Cooperative Extension surveys up to three grocers in communities throughout  the state to determine the cost of food for one week.  Specific guidelines are presented to the surveyors regarding item size and sale price for 104 items.
SEWARD
  Dec-00 Dec-01 Dec-02 Dec-03 Annual Change
Sales Tax Rate 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0  
Percent of Food Unavailable 0.0 1.0 2.0 1.0  
  
Child, 1 year 19.96 18.24 19.03 19.99 5.0%
Child, 2 years 0.00 18.24 19.03 19.61 3.0%
Children 3-5 years of age 21.90 20.03 20.90 21.54 3.1%
Children 6-8 years of age 29.18 26.60 27.87 28.96 3.9%
Children 9-11 years of age 33.08 30.18 31.57 32.54 3.1%
  
Males 12-14 years of age 37.26 34.14 35.67 36.66 2.8%
Males 15-19 years of age 38.39 35.22 36.78 37.76 2.7%
Males 20-50 years of age 38.18 35.03 36.70 37.87 3.2%
Males 51 and older 36.46 33.33 34.92 36.30 4.0%
 
Females 12-19 years of age 32.16 29.46 30.74 31.82 3.5%
Females 20-50 years of age 33.48 30.54 32.04 33.09 3.3%
Females 51 and older 32.56 29.83 31.21 32.18 3.1%
  
Family of 2, 20-50 years of age 78.82 72.12 75.62 78.05 3.2%
Family of 2, 51 years and older 75.91 69.49 72.75 75.34 3.6%
Family of 4, children 1-5 years 113.53 103.84 108.67 112.11 3.2%
Family of 4, children 6-11 years 133.92 122.35 128.18 132.46 3.3%
 
Electricity, 1000 kWh 128.14 134.61 132.93 138.02 3.8%
Heating Oil, 55 gal 89.10 67.10 75.35 83.05 10.2%
Gasoline, auto, 55 gal 107.80 91.85 95.70 100.65 5.2%
Lumber, 2X4X8 2.83 2.84 3.25 2.96 -8.9%
Propane, 100 lb. Refill 48.32 48.38 45.00 53.10 18.0%

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