Highlights
In October 2016, the price of wheat and wheat flour slightly increased by 1.4% and 1.5%, respectively;
Headline inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) negligibly increased by 0.8% from the previous month (September 2016), whereas it has increased by 4.2% from the same month last year (October 2015);
Compared to the previous month, prices of most non-cereal food commodities remained stable except for the significant increase in price of live chicken, a significant decrease in price of pulse Dal Mash and a slight decrease in the price of Dal Moong;
In October 2016, the average ToT slightly declined by 1.5% compared to September 2016;
In November 2016, the total global wheat production for 2016-2017 is projected at 744.7 million tons (MT).
