Flour, petrol prices down, diesel up in Kabul

KABUL (Pajhwok): The prices of Kazakhstani flour, Indian sugar, gold and petrol decreased during the outgoing week in Kabul, but the rate diesel increased, market sources said on Saturday.

Haji Hussain, owner of Sadaqat Money Exchange Service, said one US dollar traded at 85.70afs and 1,000 Pakistani rupees consumed 280afs.

Last week, one US dollar accounted for 86afs and 1,000 Pakistani rupees for 285 afs.

Moneychangers said the US dollar depreciated against the afghani because Eid-ul-Adha was approaching and people were making preparations for the religious festival, increasing the economic activity amid hajj season.

Zmarai Safi, head of the Food Traders Association, said the rate of 49 kilograms of Kazakhstani flour dropped from 1,600afs to 1,550afs and 49-kilogram of Indian sugar from 3,600afs to 3,550afs.

But the price of 24.5 kilograms of Pakistani rice stayed stable at 3,000afs, 16-litre tin of Malaysian cooking oil at 1,700afs, one kilogram of African Black tea 400afs and the same amount of Indonesian green tea at 3,50afs.

Hamid Sufizada, a retailer in the Dahna-i-Bagh Market, said the retail price of a 49-kilogram bag of Kazakh flour was 1,600afs, a 24-kg bag of Pakistani rice 3,050afs and a 49-kg sack of Indian sugar 3,600afs.

Similarly, a 16-litre 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

A worker at Ahmadyar Group of Pump Stations said the price of one litre of diesel increased from 62afs to 64afs, but the price of one litre of petrol decreased from 64afs to 62afs.

Mohammad Sharif, a liquefied gas seller in KalolaPushta locality, sold one kilogram of the commodity for 56afs.

Gold prices down

Mohammad Fawad, a jeweller in Timor Shahi area, said the price of one gram of Arabian gold decreased from 4,500afs to 4,400afs, and the Russian variety from 3,500afs to 3,450afs.

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