Prices of daily use items go up

Consumers find no solace from inflation at Sunday bazaars

RAWALPINDI:

Prices of food, meat, milk and bread have skyrocketed in the open market of Rawalpindi after the government announced the supplementary budget.

Price control magistrates have also failed to control prices in the market and Sunday bazaars where the availability of cheap items has become a dream.

Flour in the open market is being sold at Rs75 per kg, sugar at Rs100 per kg, milk Rs 130 per litre, yoghurt at Rs 140 per kg, mutton Rs 1300 per kg, beef at Rs 700 per kg, onion at Rs18 to Rs30 per kg, potato at Rs 22 to Rs35 per kg, tomato at Rs40-60 per kg, garlic Rs200-250 per kg, ginger Rs 350 per kg, cucumber Rs 50-60 per kg, lemons Rs 40-50 per kg, green chillies Rs 100-125 per kg, capsicum Rs 120-130 per kg, eggplant at Rs at 50 per kg, turnip at Rs 30 per kg, radish Rs20 per kg, carrots at Rs40 per kg, peas at Rs80 per kg, apples Rs 50 to 200 per kg, guavas Rs 50 to 90 per kg, pomegranates at Rs100 to 250 per kg, fruiter Rs90 to Rs120 a dozen, malta Rs100 to Rs150 a dozen, bananas 40 to 90 rupees a dozen.

Similarly, chicken is being sold at Rs185 per kg, chicken meat for Rs300 per kg and eggs 170 rupees a dozen. Dry baby milk has also become more expensive.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, January 24^th, 2022.