Food price inflation's up again - despite two consecutive months of falls

Stats NZ says food prices are 4.7 percent higher than a year ago.

The price of cheese has risen a curdling 30-percent in a year, instant coffee's up 25, eggs are up 18, and milk's over-flowed 13.

Gas is up 14.4 percent, and electricity 11.8.

ASB says today's numbers are higher than expected, but it still expects inflation to fall to 2.8 percent this quarter.