Kenai Peninsula Borough
Community and Economic Development Division
Quarterly Report of Key Economic Indicators for Period Ending September 30, 2004

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
  September
1999
September
2000
September
2001
September
2002
September
2003
September
2004
Annual Change
Sales Tax Rate 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0  
Percent of Food Unavailable 0.0 0.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 1.0  
Child, 1 year 19.03 5.00 20.24 18.29 19.49 20.93 7.4%
Child, 2 years 0.00 0.00 20.24 18.29 19.49 20.71 6.3%
Children 3-5 years of age 20.83 19.25 22.26 20.07 21.22 22.88 7.8%
Children 6-8 years of age 27.70 25.55 29.60 26.83 28.39 30.57 7.7%
Children 9-11 years of age 31.39 28.97 33.53 30.44 32.06 34.52 7.7%
Males 12-14 years of age 35.47 32.84 37.96 34.39 36.19 39.02 7.8%
Males 15-19 years of age 36.47 33.83 39.17 35.47 37.30 40.08 7.5%
Males 20-50 years of age 36.27 33.65 38.96 35.39 37.21 40.17 8.0%
Males 51 and older 34.48 32.03 36.94 33.68 35.47 38.23 7.8%
Females 12-19 years of age 30.49 28.25 32.71 29.53 31.23 33.62 7.7%
Females 20-50 years of age 31.59 29.42 33.92 30.88 32.44 34.96 7.8%
Females 51 and older 30.79 28.52 33.02 29.98 31.51 34.02 8.0%
Family of 2, 20-50 years of age 74.64 69.37 80.18 72.89 76.63 82.66 7.9%
Family of 2, 51 years and older 71.85 66.58 76.95 70.02 73.68 79.48 7.9%
Family of 4, children 1-5 years 107.00 99.78 115.38 104.62 110.17 118.74 7.8%
Family of 4, children 6-11 years 126.95 117.60 136.01 123.53 130.10 140.23 7.8%
Electricity, 1000 kWh 0.00 129.39 132.80 134.34 131.98 139.95 6.0%
Heating Oil, 55 gal 0.00 89.10 79.20 83.05 84.15 101.75 20.9%
Gasoline, auto, 55 gal 80.30 101.20 101.20 94.60 104.50 118.80 13.7%
Lumber, 2X4X8 3.35 2.84 2.84 3.25 2.74 3.70 35.0%
Propane, 100 lb. Refill 40.43 48.38 48.62 48.38 56.29 60.18 6.9%

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