The data collected by FAFEN monitors observing prices of 52 commodities and services at 194 retail outlets in 107 districts across Pakistan shows that compared to June, the prices of 24 commodities went up in July while those of 18 fell and nine remained unchanged.
Fruit too saw a price hike – golden apples up 14%, followed by dark red apples (8%) and bananas (7%).
The prices of all pulses either dropped or remained unchanged. White beans and chickpeas had the biggest drop of 3% each, followed by gram pulse and washed moong pulse (2% each) and washed mash pulse and washed masoor pulse (1% each). However, white grain, red beans and black gram prices remained unchanged.
Similarly, among spices and condiments, garlic and ginger registered a 10% and 5% increase in prices while those of red chilli powder (2%) and salt powder and turmeric (1% each) fell.
Branded cooking oil and ghee were up 1% each but mustard oil did not see any change. Among kitchen fuels, the prices of kerosene oil and LPG decreased by 5% and 4%.