ISLAMABAD: Inflation rose further to 1.42% weekly across the country.
According to the statistics, during one week, live chicken became more expensive at Rs 28.26 per kg, lentils at Rs 14.88, gram lentils at Rs 6.54 and mash lentils at Rs 5.18 per kg while a 20 kg bag of flour at Rs 54.62 with the increase in money has reached Rs. 1425.
The report further stated that eggs went up by Rs6.28 per dozen, mutton by Rs6.67 per kg and beef by Rs5.84 per kg adding that prices of curd, milk, sugar, ghee, tea and garlic also went up.
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A 20kg bag of flour gained by Rs54.62 and is selling at Rs1,425 countrywide. The price for eggs per dozen increased by Rs6.28, mutton meat increased by Rs6.67 while Beef meat spiked by Rs5.84 per kg.
The per kg price for Basmati rice also gained by Rs3.27 while food items such as Milk, Curd, Sugar, Ghee, Tea and Garlic also increased in price.
However, only four essential items saw a decrease in price in the last week. The price per dozen Bananas dropped by Rs3.58, while prices of Tomatoes, Potatoes and Jaggery also dropped in the last week.