KABUL (Pajhwok): The price of flour has dipped while those of other essential daily-use commodities remained unchanged during the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Saturday.
Zmarai Safi, head of the Food Traders Association, said the rate of 49 kilograms of flour decreased from 1,650afs to 1,600afs.
He linked reduction of flour prices to a decrease in the markets of Kazakhstan.
He added the price of 24-kilogram sack of Pakistani rice accounted for 3,000afs, a 16-liter tin of Malaysian cooking oil from 1,700afs, 49-kilogram of Indian sugar 3,600afs, a kilogram of African black tea for 400afs and the same amount of Indonesian green tea for 350afs.
Hamid Sufizada, a retailer on the Dahna-i-Bagh Market, said the retail price of a 49-kilogram bag of Kazakh flour was 1,650afs, a 24-kg bag of Pakistani rice 3,050afs and a 49-kg sack of Indian sugar 3,650afs.
Similarly, a 16-litre bottle of cooking oil accounted for 1,750afs, one kilogram of black tea for 400afs and the same quantity of green tea for 450afs.
Fuel prices unchanged
A worker at the Ahmadyar Group of Pump Stations said the price of one litre of petrol accounted for 64afs and diesel 62afs.
Mohammad Sharif, a liquefied gas seller in Kalola Pushta locality, said the rate of one kilogram of the liquefied gas stood at 56afs.
Gold price unchanged
Mohammad Fawad, a jeweller in Timor Shahi area, said the price of one gram of Arabian gold was 4,550afs and the Russian variety 3,500afs.
Afghani exchange rate
Haji Hussain, owner of the Sadaqat Money Exchange Service, said one US dollar traded at 86.10afs and 1,000 Pakistani rupees at 280afs.
Last week, one US dollar accounted for 85afs and 1,000 Pakistani rupees for 280.
hz/sa
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