Price Hike: Prices of essential commodities increased by 14% in a year, rise in prices of other goods including milk, oil, salt

Retail inflation may have reached an 11-month low of 5.88 percent in Monday's figures, but prices of essential commodities have gone up by 14 percent in the last year. According to consumer ministry data, rice cost Rs 38.07 a kg on Monday, compared to Rs 35.27 a year ago on the same day. Wheat increased from Rs 27.09 to Rs 31.86, Arhar dal increased from Rs 102.75 to Rs 112.38, Urad dal increased from Rs 106.20 to Rs 108.26 and Moong dal increased from Rs 101.66 to Rs 103.86.

The price of sugar increased from Rs 41.84 to Rs 42.45, the price of milk increased from Rs 49.90 to Rs 55.51, and the price of groundnut oil increased from Rs 174 to Rs 190 per liter. The price of vegetable oil increased from Rs 136.66 to Rs 143.

Potato price increased from 23 to 26 rupees

On December 12, 2021, the price of salt was Rs 18.78 per kg, which increased by 14% to Rs 21.51 on Monday. Potato increased from Rs 23.04 to Rs 26.60, sunflower oil increased from Rs 151.88 to Rs 169.74 per liter while soya oil increased from Rs 146.70 to Rs 153.91.

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