Recently harvested 2011 summer crop has resulted in a seasonal decline in the price of coarse rice, while the lean season has slightly pushed up the prices of wheat flour and edible oils over the past one month....
Prices of most staple foods have remained stable over the past one month as a result of improved food supplies and good harvest of summer crops.....
Most monitored food prices are on a downward trend in the month of October compared to September 2011 due to an improvement in supply, completion of maize harvest and beginning of paddy harvest....
In September 2011, prices of most monitored commodities across the various markets show marginal fluctuations with few exceptions– an indication of improved market integration across the country.....
According to the Nepal Rastra Bank, the year-on-year (y-o-y) consumer price inflation increased by 8.8 percent in mid June 2011 compared to 8.2 percent in last year. The price index of food and beverage rose by 14.3 percent, while the index of cereal grains remained at 10.4 percent in the same period.....
Prices of most monitored commodities showed a nominal increase in the last month. The average prices of coarse rice and wheat flour have increased by 1.0 percent and 0.8 percent respectively, while that of black gram and broken lentils have increased by less than 0.5 percent in the past one month....
The price of staple cereals has remained relatively stable. The average price of coarse rice has increased by a nominal 0.9 percent, while that of wheat flour has decreased by 1.2 percent in the past one month....
As per the report released by Nepal Rastra Bank in mid-April 2011, the year-on-year (y-o-y) price index of food and beverage increased by 17.3 percent of which the index of vegetable groups increased by a highest rate of 61.1 percent. The overall inflation, as measured by the consumer price index, remained at 10.6 percent in the same period....
National food price inflation remains of significant concern. Nepal Rastra Bank’s latest data indicates yearon-year food price inflation of 16.6 percent, this comes on top of food price inflation of 17.5percent in the corresponding period last year....