Price of 20-kg bag of flour rises by up to Rs 27 in just one week
Price of 20-kg bag of flour rises by up to Rs 27 in just one week
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Inflation is on the rise across the country with a 20 kg bag of flour becoming Rs 27 dearer in just one week.
According to the Bureau of Statistics a 20 kg bag of flour costs Rs 1,300 in Karachi and Hyderabad, Rs 1,170 in Islamabad, Rs 1,240 in Rawalpindi, Rs 1,100 in Sialkot and Rs 1,120 in Faisalabad.
According to the bureau, a bag of flour was being sold at Rs 1,093 in Faisalabad last week. In Sargodha, a bag of flour became expensive by Rs. 20, after which its price in the area has gone up to Rs. 1,020.
In Bahawalpur, the price of a bag of flour increased by Rs. 14 in a week. The shopkeepers increased the price from Rs. 1106 to Rs. 1120.
A bag of flour is available at Rs. 1120 in Sukkur and Rs. 1180 in Larkana. In Larkana, a bag of flour became expensive by Rs. 20 in a week.
According to statistics, a bag of flour is being sold at Rs 1,100 in Peshawar, Rs 1,120 in Bannu, Rs 1,250 in Quetta and Rs 1,200 in Khuzdar.
The statistics agency says that the price of a bag of flour in Islamabad is Rs. 1170 while in Rawalpindi the price of a 20 kg bag of flour is up to Rs. 1240.
