20 items expensive, 9 become cheaper in a week, Statistics department

According to the statistics agency, prices of 20 items of daily consumption, including sugar, chicken, flour, and potatoes, have gone up and 9 products have become cheaper in a week.

According to the statistics of the Bureau of Statistics, last week, chicken became dearer by 4.2 percent and polluted by 3.2 percent. Chicken became Rs 136 per kg with an increase of Rs 5.5 per kg.

In one week, eggs fell from Rs 128 to Rs 119 per dozen. Pulses, mash, cooking oil, ghee, and LPG cylinders also became slightly cheaper.

On the other hand, the Price Monitoring Committee has directed immediate steps to reduce the prices of wheat, flour, and sugar.