KABUL (Pajhwok): The prices of cooking oil, gold and liquefied gas declined in Kabul during the outgoing week, market sources said on Saturday.
Food prices
Zmarai Safi, head of the Food Traders’ Association, said the price of 16 litres of Malaysian cooking oil fell from 2,000afs to 1,950afs.
He said prices of other essential food items remained unchanged, with a 49kg bag of Kazakh flour at 1,550afs, a 49kg bag of Indian sugar at 2,700afs, 24kg of Indian rice at 2,500afs, one kilogramme of African black tea at 380afs and one kilogramme of Indonesian green tea at 350afs.
He attributed the decline in cooking oil prices to increased imports.
He noted that retail prices differ slightly from wholesale prices in some cases, while the difference is more significant in others.
Hamid Sufizada, a retailer at the Dahan-i-Bagh market, put the retail price of a 49kg bag of Kazakh flour at 1,600afs, a 24kg bag of Indian rice at 2,550afs and a 49kg bag of Indian sugar at 2,750afs.
A 16-litre bottle of cooking oil sold for 2,000afs, while one kilogramme of black tea cost 430afs and the same quantity of green tea cost 400afs, he added.
Gold prices down
Mohammad Fawad, a jeweller in the Timor Shahi area, said the price of one gramme of Arabian gold fell from 7,480afs to 7,400afs, while the same amount of Russian gold declined from 5,960afs to 5,900afs.
Gold dealers said fluctuations in local gold prices were linked to changes in international markets.
Hikmatullah Muhammadi, an employee at a fuel station in the Wazirabad area of Kabul, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the price of one litre of petrol remained stable at 87afs, while one litre of diesel stood at 79afs.
Mohammad Jan Amin, a shopkeeper in the Dahan-i-Bagh area of Kabul, said the price of one kilogramme of liquefied gas dropped from 69afs to 66afs.
Fuel sellers attributed the decline in liquefied gas prices to increased imports and lower global prices.
Currency exchange rates
Haji Mohammad Hussain, owner of Sadaqat Money Exchange Service, said one US dollar traded for 64.70afs, while 1,000 Pakistani rupees exchanged for 225afs.
During the previous week, one US dollar traded for 64.40afs, while 1,000 Pakistani rupees exchanged for 225afs.
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