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Flour prices hit all-time high in Pakistan

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  • 20-kg flour bag being sold at Rs2,400 in Karachi and Quetta.
  • In Hyderabad, a 20kg flour bag is being sold at Rs2260.
  • Price of 20Kg flour bag is up to Rs980 in major cities of Punjab.

Prices of flour have reached an all-time high in the country as a 20-kg flour bag is being sold at Rs2400 in Karachi and Quetta, said the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).

According to the data released by the PBS, in Quetta with an increase of Rs480 per 20Kg during the last 15 days, flour is being sold at Rs120/Kg, while in Karachi price per 20/Kg flour bag has risen to Rs260 in the last 15 days.

As per data, in Hyderabad, a 20kg flour bag is being sold at Rs2260, while in Larkana the price of 20Kg flour bag has been set at Rs2100.

Similarly, the price of 20Kg flour bag has reached Rs2,040 in Sukkur and 2,200 in Khuzdar.

PBS stats show that the price of 20Kg flour bag is up to Rs980 in major cities of Punjab, while in Islamabad, the 20 kg flour bag is of the same price.

‘Inflation rate dropped to 0.19%’

A day earlier, The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), however, reported that the SPI-based inflation rate dropped to 0.19% during the week ended September 15 compared to last week.

Data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) showed that the average prices of 10 essential items, onions, tomatoes, bananas and other items declined during the outgoing week.

Prices of 30 items, including tea, eggs have rose. Meanwhile, the rates for 11 essential goods remained unchanged.

The combined income group index went down from 225.67 points during the week that ended on September 8 to 224.98 points in the week under review.

On weekly basis prices of following essential items rose:

Food items:

  • Tea Lipton 190 gram — 6.30%
  • Pulse Moong (washed) — 3.46%
  • Eggs — 2.54%
  • Pulse Gram — 2.53%
  • Eggs — 3.84%
  • Cooked beef — 2.53%
  • Wheat flour — 1.96%
  • Bread — 1.45%

On weekly basis prices of following essential items decreased:

Food items:

  • Onions — -16.24%
  • Tomatoes — -9.84%
  • Bananas — -2.5%
  • Chicken — -1.88%
  • Sugar — -0.95%
  • Vegatable Ghee (1kg) — -0.39%
  • Potatoes — 0.33%

Non-food items:

  • LPG — -2.62%

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