The fruits of the reduction in the price of flour have started reaching the people, as flour has become cheaper by Rs10-20 per kilogramme in Islamabad.
According to market sources, the price of a 10kg bag of flour had been reduced from Rs1,470 to Rs1,200, bringing the price down by Rs270.
A bag of 15kg flour has become cheaper by Rs600, and is available at Rs1,650 as compared to the previous rate of Rs2,250. In the market, a bag of 20kg flour has become cheaper by Rs630, from Rs2,880 to Rs2,250.
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On the other hand, the price of small and big bread has also decreased by up to Rs20. A small loaf of bread is available now at Rs120, down from Rs120, while the price of big bread has come down from Rs240 to Rs230 and Rs220, as per market sources.
Furthermore, the price of first-grade chakki flour has decreased from Rs170 to Rs160 per kg, second-grade flour from Rs160 to Rs150 per kg, while in the suburbs of Islamabad, the rate of chakki flour has dropped from Rs150 to Rs140 per kg.
Earlier, a bag of 20 kg flour in Lahore had been reduced by Rs.800 per kg in a few days. In Lahore, the price of a 20 kg flour bag had come down from Rs.2800 to Rs.2000.
