New Delhi: Common people have been hit by inflation during the festive season. In the last one week, the price of sugar increased by an average of Rs 239 per quintal in the domestic wholesale commodity market. There was also a rise in the prices of rice, wheat, pulses and edible oils. Due to festive demand, sugar prices have increased for the second consecutive week. However, the price of flour declined during this period.
Increase in prices of sugar and rice
Last week, the average wholesale price of sugar increased by Rs 239 and reached Rs 5,386 per quintal over the weekend. The price of jaggery also increased by Rs 24 per quintal. Sugar became costlier by an average of Rs 2.40 per kg in the retail market.
The average price of rice recorded an increase of Rs 193 per quintal. With this, its price increased to Rs 4,317 per quintal over the weekend. Wheat also became costlier by four rupees and reached Rs 2,891 per quintal. On the other hand, the price of flour declined by Rs 14 to Rs 3,350 per quintal.
Among pulses, the price of tur increased the most.
There was also a rise in the prices of pulses. Toor dal became costlier by an average of Rs 390 per quintal during the week. The prices of gram and urad dal increased by Rs 203-203 per quintal. Moong dal became costlier by Rs 178 and masoor dal by Rs 67 per quintal.
Prices of edible oils also increased
Talking about edible oils, the average price of mustard oil increased by Rs 182 per quintal. Soya oil became costlier by Rs 122, vanaspati by Rs 107 and palm oil by Rs 81 per quintal. Apart from this, the price of groundnut oil increased by Rs 56 per quintal and sunflower oil by Rs 51 per quintal.
In this way, the increase in prices of sugar, grains, pulses and edible oils last week may have an impact on the domestic budget. However, the fall in the price of flour has brought some relief.