Food and energy account for a larger portion of household budgets in Asia than in most other regions.

与世界大多数其他地区相比，在亚洲食品和能源的开销占据了大部分家庭预算。

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Food prices, which account for more than a third of the consumer-price index, are largely to blame: vegetables are almost a third more expensive than they were a year ago.

占消费者物价指数三分之一以上的食品价格饱受抨击：蔬菜比一年前贵了将近三分之一。

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Even some certifiers say that while their job is not to assure that food is safe, taking account of health inspections will help consumers.

甚至一些认证人员也说尽管他们的工作并不是确保食品是安全的，但是通过健康监察一样能够帮助消费者。

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where you can use your meal account to get like free food

也就说，你能用你的用餐账户获得一顿免费的食物，

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Chipotle expects the cost of food to account for 33.5% of the sales this quarter up from 32.6% in the third quarter.

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Food subsidies account for more than 40% of India's total subsidy costs.

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In 2008 domestic spending was squeezed by higher prices for oil and food (which account for a much higher share of household budgets than in other countries) and by tighter monetary policies, aimed at curbing inflation.

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