Price monitoring committee: Prices of 21 items rose last week

prices of 10 items had decreased on the week ended on 13th October, 2011.

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) on Monday noted that out of 53 items, prices of 21 items had increased; prices of 10 items had decreased whereas prices of 22 items had remained unchanged on the week ended on 13th October, 2011. Items including onion, potato, beef, mutton, red chilies had registered an increase in their prices. The meeting of the committee was held under the chairmanship of Secretary Finance. The committee was told that although the flood effects in Sindh province has disrupted the supply chain, but in order to maintain the supply chain there is continuous supply of onion, tomato, potato from the neighbouring countries.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 18^th, 2011.