ISLAMABAD: The price of essential commodities in the country recorded an increase of 0.94 percent on a weekly basis.
According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, in the week ending June 20, the prices of 5 essential items of daily use decreased and the prices of 21 items remained stable, on the contrary, the prices of 25 items increased slightly. , Diesel by 0.84%, Basmati Chavar by 0.08%, Dal Masoor by 0.08% and Chicken by 0.05% were recorded.
On the contrary, the price of tomato is 65.84%, potato 5.61%, onion 3.78%, banana 3.29%, LPG 2.44%, cigarette 1.67%, lentils 1.53%, garlic 1.29%, fresh milk 0.95%, eggs 0.83%. Percent, georgette increased by 0.28 percent and shirting by 0.17 percent.
