BASIC FOOD INDEX
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After a slight downward trend for several months, American Samoa's Basic Food Index has increased by 0.3%. Food items that have greatly affected this change in the BFI are fish (7.9%) $5.19, turkey tail (2.5%) $2.46, milk (2.0%) $2.60, sausage (1.8%) $2.31, saimin (1.7...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa's Basic Food Index (BFI) saw a small decrease of -0.2% in February, where six items out of the 20 food items monitored in the BFI, saw a drop in prices.
The Basic Food Index is a monthly rapid assessment of basic food items, to monitor the cost and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Food prices overall decreased slightly (-1.4%) for the month of September in American Samoa — and some of these price drops are on popular food items for the upcoming White Sunday celebration — like ice cream, spare ribs and chicken.
The nine specific food items...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — For the third month in a row, American Samoa’s Basic Food Index (BFI) continues to slowly inch down. However, most of the food items monitored in the BFI have stayed the same price as last month, including butter, chicken, ice cream, pork spare ribs, rice, soda, sugar,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Basic Food Index for American Samoa has experienced an unexpected, slight decrease of 0.3% for the month of May after prices took a big leap forward in April. This decline is primarily attributed to falling prices for ten specific food items — many of which are...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa's Basic Food Index decreased by 0.3% in March. This comes just before American Samoa begins to feel the shock of tariffs U.S. President Donald Trump imposed yesterday.
The AS Department of Commerce Statistics & Analysis Division attributed the March...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The cost of a dozen eggs went up again in February, with a 0.35 cent increase and an average price of $4.70 per dozen as bird flu and politics in the US mainland continue to affect prices and availability.
American Samoa's Basic Food Index increased by 0.9%. Nine items...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Statistics & Analysis Division of the local Dept. of Commerce is reporting that the Basic Food Index (BFI) for American Samoa rose 0.9% the first month of 2025 and has been on an increasing trend since August 2024.
As expected, egg prices continue to rise due to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While the price for eggs soared in December with bird flu prevalent in some states on the mainland, most food commodities experienced a decrease in prices for December 2024, helping with the budget for those big family gatherings during the holidays.
According to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Basic Food Index (BFI) for American Samoa recorded a 0.2% increase in November 2024. Out of the 20 food commodities monitored in the BFI, 9 experienced price increases.
However, a few foods remained unchanged and are good buys this month, including fish $5.18, corned...