Mixed trend in essential items’ prices before Ramazan

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Mixed trend in essential items’ prices before Ramazan

KARACHI: Prices of essential commodities are showing a mixed trend a week before Ramazan unlike the same period of last year when most items had shot up beyond the reach of the common man. Flour has seen one of the most notable declines thanks to huge wheat imports by the private sector. A survey of prices based on the Sensitive Price Index (SPI) this week revealed a substantial drop in a 20kg wheat flour bag to Rs1,635-2,100 from Rs2,500-2,960,…