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Table 2: Monthly Movements in the Prices of Market Items:
July - August 2008 |
| ITEMS |
SIZE |
July '08 |
August '08 |
Actual Change ($) |
Percentage Change
(July - Aug) |
| |
|
|
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| CABBAGE |
454g |
6.14 |
5.67 |
-0.47 |
-7.65 |
| PATCHOI |
1 bdl |
6.54 |
6.16 |
-0.38 |
-5.81 |
| BODI |
1 bdl |
6.65 |
5.12 |
-1.53 |
-23.01 |
| PLAINTAIN |
454g |
5.45 |
5.46 |
0.01 |
0.18 |
| SWEET POTATO |
454g |
5.36 |
5.34 |
-0.02 |
-0.37 |
| GREEN FIG |
454g |
2.95 |
2.97 |
0.02 |
0.68 |
| TOMATOES (Small) |
454g |
8.29 |
9.82 |
1.53 |
18.46 |
| TOMATOES (med) |
454g |
10.28 |
12.45 |
2.17 |
21.11 |
| PUMPKIN |
454g |
2.89 |
2.72 |
-0.17 |
-5.88 |
| DASHEEN BUSH |
1 bdl |
5.07 |
5.15 |
0.08 |
1.58 |
| MELONGENE |
454g |
5.82 |
5.61 |
-0.21 |
-3.61 |
| LETTUCE (Lg) |
1head |
7.03 |
6.14 |
-0.89 |
-12.66 |
| CARROTS |
454g |
5.75 |
5.68 |
-0.07 |
-1.22 |
| DRY COCONUTS(L) |
each |
4.82 |
4.53 |
-0.29 |
-6.02 |
| BANANA |
454g |
4.79 |
4.38 |
-0.41 |
-8.56 |
| ORANGES |
each |
1.22 |
1.21 |
-0.01 |
-0.82 |
| OCHRO |
each |
0.43 |
0.46 |
0.03 |
6.98 |
| HOT PEPPER |
each |
0.38 |
0.41 |
0.03 |
7.89 |
| SWEET PEPPER |
454g |
9.45 |
7.50 |
-1.95 |
-20.63 |
| CUCUMBER |
454g |
3.89 |
4.49 |
0.60 |
15.42 |
| CHIVE |
1 bdl |
2.06 |
2.34 |
0.28 |
13.59 |
| CELERY |
1 bdl |
2.40 |
2.44 |
0.04 |
1.67 |
| FISH (CARITE) |
454g |
14.88 |
17.71 |
2.83 |
19.02 |
| FISH (CRO CRO) |
454g |
9.26 |
9.21 |
-0.05 |
-0.54 |
| PORK |
454g |
16.25 |
16.18 |
-0.07 |
-0.43 |
| BEEF |
454g |
16.01 |
16.20 |
0.19 |
1.19 |
| CASSAVA |
454g |
3.23 |
3.26 |
0.03 |
0.93 |
| DASHEEN |
454g |
6.70 |
6.77 |
0.07 |
1.04 |
| EDDOES |
454g |
9.24 |
9.31 |
0.07 |
0.76 |
| Average Percentage Change: |
|
|
|
|
| - Vegetables (Meat and Fish excluded) |
|
|
|
-0.24 |
| - Meat and Fish |
|
|
|
4.81 |
| - All Items |
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|
0.46 |
| Price increase of above 5% |
| Price decrease of above 5% |
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