KARACHI:
The prices of basic food items showed a mixed trend throughout 2024, with some items showing significant price fluctuations while others showed a gradual decline.
At the start of the year, citizens faced high prices for flour, but by the end of the year, the cost of the staple had come down by Rs 45 per kg.
Several other items, such as pulses, flour, sugar and rice, showed a gradual decline in prices during the year.
However, some food items such as lentils, ghee and oil saw significant price increases.
According to the Wholesale Grocers Association, flour was available at 128 rupees per kg, 142 rupees per kg and 150 rupees per kg depending on its quality at the beginning of the year. However, at the end of the year, the prices fell to Rs83 per kg, Rs94 per kg and Rs105 per kg.
According to the president of the Wholesale Grocers Association, the prices of ghee and oil soared in 2024 as they increased by more than Rs 100 per kg/litre.
In the wholesale market, the price of unbranded oil increased by Rs 114 per kg/litre to Rs 480 per kg/litre and the price of branded oil increased by Rs 125 per kg/litre to Rs 550 per kg/litre.
Compared to January, the price of dal mash per kg in December fell by Rs 70 to Rs 390, while the price of dal masoor fell by Rs 50 per kg to Rs 250 per kg.
Similarly, gram flour price was reduced by Rs 95 per kg to Rs 240 per kg. Moong prices rose by Rs 75 per kg to Rs 380 per kg, while daal chana increased by Rs 85 per kg to Rs 320 per kg.
The price of sugar fell moderately across the country. In January 2024, sugar was selling at Rs 133 per kg, which declined by Rs 6 to Rs 127 per kg in December.
Prices of various types of rice also showed a downward trend, with the price of basmati rice touching Rs 386 per kg. The reduction in prices of broken basmati rice also brought some relief to consumers.
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