Table 1
23.02.2010
Controlling Food Prices
Table 1: Table 1: Retail prices in major cities/towns, by zone.
Average retail price
on 27.01.10
(in Rupees)
Increase over 1 year
(per cent)
Increase over two years
(per cent)
Rice
North Zone
19.92
11.94
48.45
West Zone
19.33
9.78
29.37
East Zone
16.19
10.31
16.30
South Zone
22.25
32.84
58.93
Atta
North Zone
17.00
24.90
24.90
West Zone
17.17
15.73
21.85
East Zone
17.50
19.32
22.09
South Zone
20.38
5.16
13.19
Sugar
North Zone
36.17
64.08
156.05
West Zone
34.61
66.58
122.50
East Zone
37.88
74.64
118.77
South Zone
32.19
61.44
109.35
Source: Ministry of Food and Civil Supplies, Food Price Monitoring System, 12 February 2010.
© MACROSCAN 2010
