Sindh purchase most expensive flour as compared to other provinces

ISLAMABAD: People of Sindh are required to purchase the most expensive flour as compared to other provinces, news reported on Sunday, quoting Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).

Rendering to statistics issued by PBS, open markets in Sindh have witnessed a severe upsurge in flour price, mainly in Karachi and Hyderabad where the highest recorded price for a 20kg bag was Rs1,960 and Rs1,940, correspondingly.

In other cities of Sindh, such as Sukkur and Larkana, a 20kg wheat flour bag was Rs1,720 and Rs1,800, correspondingly.

For the time being, the PBS recorded the price of a 20kg wheat flour bag in Quetta at Rs1,800 and in Khuzdar at Rs1,850. Price in the Islamabad and Rawalpindi was recorded at Rs980/20kg bag.

Across Gujranwala, Multan, Gujranwala, Bahawalpur, and Faisalabad in the province of Punjab, the price of a 20kg wheat flour bag was registered at Rs980.

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Previously in August, the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) jacked up the prices of pulses at its stores subsequent a climb in other markets of the country.

According to the statement, the prices of numerous pulses have amplified up to Rs48 per kg. The price of black gram has been increased by Rs 48 per kg, taking up the price from Rs172 to Rs220 per kg.