KABUL (Pajhwok): Fuel prices increased, while the Afghan currency slightly depreciated against the US dollar. However, prices of liquefied gas, Indian sugar, and gold declined, and most basic food commodity prices remained unchanged during the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said.
Fuel prices
A worker at the Ahmadyar fuel station said one litre of petrol increased from 65afs to 67afs, while diesel also rose from 64afs to 66afs.
Mohammad Jan Amin, a shopkeeper in the Dahan-i-Bagh area of Kabul, said the price of one kilogram of liquefied gas decreased from 60afs to 59afs.
Food items
Zamari Safi, head of the Food Traders Union in Kabul, told Pajhwok Afghan News that compared to seven days ago, the price of a 49-kg sack of Indian sugar dropped from 3,100afs to 3,000afs.
He said prices of other essential food items remained stable, including a 49-kg sack of Kazakh flour at 1,500afs, a 24-kg bag of Indian rice at 2,500afs, a 16-litre bottle of Malaysian cooking oil at 1,800afs, one kilogram of African black tea at 380afs, and one kilogram of Indonesian green tea at 350afs.
Safi noted that retail prices are slightly higher than wholesale prices in some cases, while in others the gap is more noticeable.
Hamid Sufizada, a retailer at Dahan-i-Bagh market, said the retail price of a 49-kg sack of Kazakh flour stood at 1,550afs, a 24-kg bag of Indian rice at 2,550afs, and a 49-kg sack of Indian sugar at 3,050afs.
He added that a 16-litre bottle of cooking oil sold for 1,850afs, while one kilogram of black tea cost 400afs and green tea 430afs.
Gold prices down
Mohammad Fawad, a jeweller in the Timor Shahi area, said the price of one gram of Arabian gold decreased from 7,210afs to 7,120afs, while the same amount of Russian gold fell from 5,750afs to 5,675afs.
Gold traders said fluctuations in local gold prices were linked to changes in international markets.
Currency rates
Haji Mohammad Hussain, owner of Sadaqat Money Exchange Service, said one US dollar was traded at 64.40afs, while 1,000 Pakistani rupees exchanged for 225afs.
Last week, one US dollar traded at 63.80afs and 1,000 Pakistani rupees at 225afs.
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