Source: World Food Programme
Country: Pakistan
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Staple cereal prices remained generally stable in January 2016; price of wheat flour remained unchanged while that of wheat increased by less than one percent compared to the previous month.
On a year-on- year basis, general as well as food CPI (Consumer Price Index) increased by 3.2% and 2.5% respectively in January 2016 whereas on a month-on-month basis, both general and food CPI decreased by 0.2% and 0.6% respectively.
The price of high speed diesel (HSD) declined by 4% in January 2016, while that of super petrol remained unchanged.
The purchasing capacity of daily wage earners as reflected by their terms-of-trade, showed marginal improvement in January 2016.