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Description: Info Consumer Price Index (Excl.Rent)... Rent Index... Groceries Index... Restaurants Index... Consumer Price Plus Rent Index... Local Purchasing Power...
Source/publisher: Numbeo
Date of entry/update: 2015-08-30
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Language: English
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Description: "The MAU tracks market prices in in Southeast Myanmar. Data are collected from three vendors per product per market in the last week of each month. The data include prices from Hpapun (Kamamaung market), Hsiseng (main), Kawkareik (main), Loikaw (Thiri Mingalar) and Taungoo (Nat Htet). Data will soon be available online at www.themimu.info/market-analysis-unit. KEY FINDINGS Prices increased notebly for a second straight month and they rose more widely than in March; Prices for rice and pulses rose 11% or more in several markets, although stable palm oil prices remained relatively close to April 2022 levels; Prices increased widely in Kawkareik and Loikaw makets in April, while prices were stable in Hpapun and mixed in Taungoo; Meat and fish prices rose by 12% in most markets, yet they largely tracked with changes at this time last year; Rice and some NFI prices may rise further in May if Cyclone Mocha impacts regional demand and supply networks; Stable prices in Hpapun are likely to rise in May, while Loikaw may be able to look forward to some price relief absent major market disruptions. Product-Level Price Changes Essential Foods – Essential food prices were stable or rising in April. Prices for rice and pulses rose 11% or more in several markets, although palm oil prices remained stable. The picture for essential foods differed slightly by township, with Loikaw in particular seeing higher prices. Vegetables – Vegetable prices were stable or rising in April, although onion prices fell sharply. Many vegetable prices rose 7% or more in April. The only vegetable prices which fell in April included onion and a few products in Hpapun. Kawkareik stood out for particularly large vegetable price increases. Hygiene Products – Prices for hygiene products fluctuated in April, rising and falling in different markets. Prices for hygiene products were stable or falling in Taungoo and Hpapun and rising in Kawkareik and Loikaw. Prices for hygiene products fell 7-11% in Hpapun, but some prices rose 40% or more in Kawkareik; price increases were due partly to stockouts of goods in smaller packaging. Meat and Fish – Most meat and fish prices rose sharply in April. Meat/fish prices increased 12% or more in most markets in April. Kawkareik and Taungoo saw the most-widespread meat/ fish price increases, while Hpapun stood out for unsually-stable meat/fish prices; dried fish and pork prices fell 6% in Hpapun. Other NFIs – NFI prices lurched upward in April, particularly in Kawkareik and Loikaw. Most NFI prices Kawkareik—which were stable last month—rose 9% or more in April, and they rose 3% or more in Loikaw. Stockouts of products in smaller packages caused some larger price swings in April (i.e., products were only available in larger sizes). Hpapun township was an outlier in April, with fairly-stable NFI prices..."
Source/publisher: Myanmar Information Management Unit (Myanmar) via "Reliefweb" (New York)
2023-05-19
Date of entry/update: 2023-05-27
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