Flour prices have soared to new heights, according to data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released on Friday, with the price of a 20kg bag increasing up to Rs200 in the span of a week in Karachi.
According to PBS data, the maximum price of a 20kg bag of wheat flour was Rs1,900 for the week which ended on June 23. In comparison, the maximum price of the same 20kg bag was Rs1,700 for the week which ended on June 16.
The data released today also shows that the maximum price of a 20kg bag of wheat flour in Karachi was almost double compared to Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Lahore, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Multan and Bahawalpur — where the maximum price was recorded as Rs980.
The numbers showed that the maximum wheat flour price had increased in other cities as well: from Rs1,480 to Rs1,640 in Sukkur, Rs1,720 to Rs1,820 in Hyderabad, Rs1,650 to Rs1,720 in Quetta, Rs1,570 to Rs1,630 in Khuzdar, Rs1,520 to Rs1,560 in Larkana, Rs1,630 to 1,650 in Peshawar.
The PBS report said inflation measured through the sensitive price index (SPI) recorded an increase of 1.01 per cent. It went on to say that an increase was observed in the prices of food items, with wheat flour going up by 2.08pc.
