Consumer Council released its November ‘Supermarket Price Survey Report’. Average prices of cooking oil and dairy products have both increased. Certain cooking oil brands recorded price increases of over 17 per cent. Average price of rice has also increased while beverage items and seasonings recorded a drop in prices. The Council conducted its latest price survey on 8th November, collecting price information of over 200 items in 14 local supermarkets. Prices of cooking oil recorded an increase after continuing to drop for several months. Out of 18 brands surveyed, 14 recorded price increases ranging from 5 per cent to over 17 per cent. Prices of dairy products also recorded price increase of less than 1 per cent to 11 per cent. Price rise was also observed in oral cleansing products, average price of ‘Colgate Total 12 Whitening Gel (160g)’ has increased almost 6 per cent since last month. Last month, only 70 kinds of products were found to have price rises, but 90 kinds of products recorded price rises in November. Half of the 22 beverage items surveyed showed decrease in average selling price while a total of 10 seasoning products recorded price drop. The Council will continue to check with the price trend in local market. The latest ‘Supermarket Price Survey Report’ is now accessible on the Council’s website (www.consumer.gov.mo) It is also available free of charge at the two offices of the Consumer Council, bookstores and libraries. Consumers may also access the resources online at the Council’s official website (http://www.consumer.gov.mo) or through WAP channels on their mobile phones.
