INDUSTRIES, CI & SD DEPARTMENT

PRICES SITUATION OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES

Presented by
ICI&SD Department
24-06-2022
 I Inter-Provincial Price Comparison

II
INDUSTRIES, CI & SD DEPARTMENT

Overall Price Situation in Punjab

III Inter District Price Comparison

Table of
Contents IV Prices of Edible Items

V Situational Analysis of Districts

VI Performance of Special Price Magistrates

VII Current Scenario

 PRICE SITUATION IN PUNJAB - WEEKLY REPORT
(Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics)

Sr. 16.06.2022 Difference % Change

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Commodity 09.06.2022
No. (1 week ago) in Rs.
1 Onions 81 77 -4 -4%
2 Sugar Refined 88 87 -1 -1%
3 Pulse Moong (Washed) 157 156 -1 0%
4 Atta Flour Bag (20kg) 980 980 0 0%
5 Pulse Masoor (Washed) 265 274 9 3%
6 Vegetable Ghee (Dalda/Habib) 536 557 21 4%
7 Potatoes 51 54 3 6%
8 Pulse Channa 178 192 14 8%
9 Tomatoes 75 82 7 9%
10 Chicken Farm Broiler (Live) 267 305 38 14%
 INTER DISTRICT COMPARISON OF CONSUMER PRICES
(16.06.2022)
(Avg. Prices)
Sr.
Item
INDUSTRIES, CI & SD DEPARTMENT

Rawalpindi Lahore Gujranwala Sialkot Faisalabad Sargodha Multan Bahawalpur

No.
1 Atta Flour Bag (20kg) 980.00 980.00 980.00 980.00 980.00 980.00 980.00 980.00

2 Sugar Refined 90.00 87.35 88.00 88.00 85.00 86.00 85.54 86.64
Vegetable Ghee
3 535.00 570.45 590.00 555.00 540.00 565.00 565.00 535.00
(Dalda /Habib)
4 Pulse Masoor (Washed) 280.42 294.26 260.00 270.00 258.53 268.32 277.75 280.00

5 Pulse Moong (Washed) 169.76 166.36 160.00 150.00 130.70 153.26 156.59 163.27

6 Pulse Channa 199.80 195.92 190.00 190.00 162.41 181.65 216.61 200.00

7 Potatoes 61.74 53.90 55.00 55.00 60.00 40.00 58.80 50.00

8 Onions 83.27 79.45 70.00 63.16 80.00 80.00 80.00 83.20

9 Tomatoes 79.39 82.27 80.00 73.19 86.18 73.19 80.00 100.00

10 Chicken Broiler (Live) 317.96 294.00 306.00 312.00 304.00 300.00 320.00 288.00

Lowest Highest Source: PBS

 INTER PRONICIAL COMPARISON OF PRICES OF ESSENTIAL ITEMS
16.06.2022
(Avg. Prices)
INDUSTRIES, CI & SD DEPARTMENT

Sr.
Items Islamabad Lahore Karachi Peshawar Quetta National
No.

1 Atta Flour Bag (20kg) 980.00 980.00 1677.84 1156.34 1650.00 1197.13
2 Sugar Refined 93.22 87.35 89.75 88.66 89.00 87.66
Vegetable Ghee
3 535.00 570.45 580.00 535.00 499.00 553.89
(Dalda/Habib)
Pulse Masoor
4 284.56 294.26 287.59 270.00 284.97 277.81
(Washed)
5 Pulse Moong (Washed) 176.91 166.36 196.18 150.00 204.96 173.22
6 Pulse Channa 202.10 195.92 199.96 210.00 214.96 198.49
7 Potatoes 61.56 53.90 44.57 59.42 44.81 50.56
8 Onions 91.50 79.45 74.29 72.11 74.89 75.30
9 Tomatoes 85.51 82.27 83.43 57.62 99.67 79.24
Chicken Farm Broiler
10 320.83 294.00 292.77 316.00 329.90 311.87
(Live)
Lowest Highest Source: PBS
INDUSTRIES, CI & SD DEPARTMENT

WHEAT & ATTA

 WHEAT - MARKET PRICE (Rs/40KG)

2700 2,612
INDUSTRIES, CI & SD DEPARTMENT

2500
2,340
2300

2100 2,024 2,024

1,920
1900

1700

1500
16-May-21 16-Jun-21 16-Jul-21 16-May-22 16-Jun-22
Source: PBS
 OPEN MARKET ATTA PRICES (20 KG BAG)

Price Comparison with

INDUSTRIES, CI & SD DEPARTMENT

Atta Prices in Pakistan

last year in Punjab
1,800 1,677
1,650 National Avg.
Rs. 1197/20Kg 1,093
1,600
1,400
1,2001197 1,156 1197
980 980
1,000
800
980
600
400
200
0 16-Jun-21 16-Jun-22
Blochistan Sindh KPK Islamabad Punjab

Atta Price National Avg Source: PBS

INDUSTRIES, CI & SD DEPARTMENT

SUGAR SITUATION
 OPEN MARKET SUGAR PRICES
(16.06.2022)
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SUGAR PRICES IN PAKISTAN Sugar Stock Position

94 (Quantity in Million Matric Tons)

93
93
92
Balance,
91 National Avg. Rs. 87.6/Kg 2.69
90
90
89 (52%)
89 89
88
88
87.6 87.6
87
86 Quantity
85 Sold, 2.48

84 (48%)
Islamabad Sindh Punjab Blochistan KPK

Source: PBS Sugar National Avg Source: M.M

Cane Ton
Commissioner
INDUSTRIES, CI & SD DEPARTMENT

GHEE SITUATION
 GHEE PRICE TREND
Punjab Average
Rs./kg
INDUSTRIES, CI & SD DEPARTMENT

560
541 542 543 542
541
540 535
521 524 525
520 515
507
500
500 495
479 487
480 473 475
469 468

460

440
Source: ICI&SD Department
420
ay ay ay ay ay ay Jun Jun Jun J un J un J un J un J un J un J un
9-M 1-M 3-M 5-M 7-M 0-M 1- 3- 6- 8- 0- 3- 5- 7- 0- 2-
1 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 2
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CHICKEN SITUATION
 CHICKEN MEAT PRICES IN PUNJAB (in PKR)

500 444
INDUSTRIES, CI & SD DEPARTMENT

438
450
397
400
350 315
300
250 213
200
150
100
50
0
23-May-21 23-Jun-21 23-Jul-21 23-May-22 23-Jun-22
Source: Qeemat Punjab Dashboard
INDUSTRIES, CI & SD DEPARTMENT

ESSENTIAL PULSES & VEGETABLES

 Tomato Price Trend
180
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Comparison with 2021

160 Decrease in crop area:17.5%
Decrease in production: 17.7%
140

120

100

80
67
60

40
30
20

0
15.01

01.02

15.03

15.04

01.05

15.06

15.07

15.08

01.09

15.10

15.11

01.12
01.01

15.02

01.03

01.04

15.05

01.06

01.07

01.08

15.09

01.10

01.11

15.12
2020 2021 2022 Source: Qeemat Punjab Dashboard
 Onion Price Trend
80 Comparison with 2021
INDUSTRIES, CI & SD DEPARTMENT

Decrease in crop area: 34%

70 Decrease in production: 37%

60 59

50

40

30 27

25
20

10

0
01.02

15.03

15.04

01.05

15.06

15.07

15.08

01.09

15.10

15.11

01.12
01.01

15.01

15.02

01.03

01.04

15.05

01.06

01.07

01.08

15.09

01.10

01.11

15.12
2020 2021 2022
Source: Qeemat Punjab Dashboard
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10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100

0
01.01

15.01

01.02

15.02

01.03

15.03

01.04

15.04

01.05

15.05

01.06

2020
69

15.06
42
61

2021 01.07

15.07

01.08
2022

15.08

01.09
Potato Fresh Price Trend

15.09

01.10

15.10

01.11

15.11

01.12

15.12
Source: Qeemat Punjab Dashboard
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100
110
120
130
140
150

80
90

100
120
140
160
180
200
220
240
260
280

80
01.01 01.01

15.01 15.01

01.02 01.02

15.02 15.02

01.03 01.03

15.03 15.03

01.04 01.04

15.04 15.04

01.05 01.05

15.05 15.05

01.06 01.06

15.06 15.06
247

135
191
114
127
146

01.07
01.07
15.07
15.07
01.08
01.08
15.08
15.08
01.09
Daal Channa Price Trend

01.09
Daal Moong Price Trend

15.09
15.09
01.10
01.10
15.10
15.10
2020

01.11
2020

01.11
15.11
15.11
2021

01.12
2021

01.12
15.12
15.12
2022

2022

Source: Qeemat Punjab Dashboard

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130
150
170
190
210
230
250
270

110
160
210
260
310

60
01.01 01.01

15.01 15.01

01.02 01.02

15.02 15.02

01.03 01.03
15.03
15.03
01.04
01.04
to $ appreciation being imported Daals

15.04
15.04
01.05
01.05
15.05
290 Higher price trends of Daal Mash & Masoor are due

15.05
01.06
01.06
15.06
136
253

15.06
222

01.07
203
269

01.07
15.07
15.07
01.08
01.08
15.08
15.08
01.09

15.09 01.09
Daal Mash Price Trend

01.10 15.09
Daal Masoor Price Trend

15.10 01.10

01.11 15.10
2020
2020

15.11 01.11

01.12 15.11
2021
2021

15.12 01.12
2022

15.12
2022

Source: Qeemat Punjab Dashboard

INDUSTRIES, CI & SD DEPARTMENT

DISTRICTS WITH HIGHER NOTIFIED

PRICES
 DISTRICTS WITH HIGH NOTIFIED PRICES
(Qeemat Punjab Dashboard Dated 23rd June)
Potato Fresh Tomato
INDUSTRIES, CI & SD DEPARTMENT

62 61 60 75 70 70
60
60 70
70
58 65
60
56 55
54 50
52 45
40
50
35
48 30
46 25
Sargodha Bahawalpur Multan Pakpattan Sahiwal Okara

Punjab Avg:51/kg Punjab Avg:60/kg

Onion
80 78
75 75
75
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
Jhelum Rawalpindi Gujrat

Punjab Avg:65/kg Source: Qeemat Punjab Dashboard

 DISTRICTS WITH HIGH NOTIFIED PRICES
(Qeemat Punjab Dashboard Dated 23rd June)
Daal Channa Daal Moong
INDUSTRIES, CI & SD DEPARTMENT

170 185
160 160 160 160 160
160 165 150 150
150 145
125
140
105
130
85
120 65
110 45
100 25
Rawalpindi Lahore M.B. Din Nankana Lahore Rawalpindi Attock

Punjab Avg:147/kg Punjab Avg:137/kg

Daal Mash Daal Masoor
340
300 295 295
300 290
290
290
280
280 275
240 270
260
190 250
240
140 230
90 220
210
40 200
Rawalpindi Lahore Sahiwal Lahore Rawalpindi Attock

Punjab Avg:271/kg Punjab Avg:256/kg

 INDUSTRIES, CI & SD DEPARTMENT

Source: Urban Unit

INDUSTRIES, CI & SD DEPARTMENT

PERFORMANCE OF SPECIAL PRICE

MAGISTRATES
 PERFORMANCE OF SPECIAL PRICE MAGISTRATES
22.05.2022 to 23.06.2022
INDUSTRIES, CI & SD DEPARTMENT

No. of Violations Fine Imposed Persons

Inspections (Overcharging) (in Rs) FIR,s Arrested
Taken on Overcharging

Action Taken
No. of Wholesaler
Hoarding Fine Imposed No. of Any Other
Hoarding

involved in Detail of Commodities Recovered

Inspections
406,402 Hoarding 42,730(Rs)
(10%) FIRs 93,186,686
Action Taken 1,517 3,814
n Against illegalAction

 1,682,759 Kg Ghee,
 18,020 Sugar Bags,
94 Godowns/  77,613 Rice Bags,
7,795 397 (5%) 4,941,500 36 Stores  86,080 Wheat Bags,
Source: Qeemat Punjab
INDUSTRIES, CI & SD DEPARTMENT
CURRENT SCENARIO
• Dollar rate has been decreased: Form Rs. 211/Dollar
• To Rs.208/Dollar (23-6-22)

• Palm Oil prices have started decreasing: From 1920 $/Ton (22-5-22)

To 1295 $/Ton (23-6-22)

• RBD Palm Oil Supply from Indonesia will be reached at Sea Port Karachi on 24th June

• Special Weights & Measures campaign has been initiated across the Punjab with special focus
on Petroleum products, Roti & Ghee
INDUSTRIES, CI & SD DEPARTMENT

Thank You
 INDUSTRIES, CI & SD DEPARTMENT

110
160
210
260
310
360
410
460
510

60
01.01

15.01

01.02

15.02

01.03

15.03

01.04

15.04

01.05

15.05

01.06

2020
15.06
419

01.07
2021
15.07

01.08
2022

15.08
Chicken Price Trend

01.09

15.09

01.10

15.10

01.11

15.11

01.12

15.12
INDUSTRIES, CI & SD DEPARTMENT INFLATION RATE IN PAKISTAN

13.8
The inflation rate eased to 12.2 % in February
2022 due to slow pace of increase in prices of
non-food items (PBS)

Jun 2021 Aug 2021 Sept 2021 Nov 2021 Dec 2021 Feb 2022 Mar 2022 May 2022
 Food Basket
Price: Rs./kg
INDUSTRIES, CI & SD DEPARTMENT

Faisalabad Lahore Rawalpindi

Item
Price Price Price Price Price Price
(16.5.22) (16.6.22) (16.5.22) (16.6.22) (16.5.22) (16.6.22)

Daal Moong 122 122 145 145 145 150

Daal Channa 135 135 145 160 155 160

Potato Fresh 22 45 21 51 26 38

Tomato 60 70 76 72 77 67

Onion 55 57 62 60 59 58

Total 394 429 449 488 462 473

 OVERALL PRICE CONTROL SITUATION
(22.06.2022)
INDUSTRIES, CI & SD DEPARTMENT

 Uploading of prices on Qeemat Punjab App before 10 am 36 (100%)

 Number of Special Price Magistrate who performed price control duty 873 (74%)

 Visits of ACs in Auction proceeding in F&V markets (on Avg) 56/148 (37%)

 Training of Special Price Magistrates completed 08 Districts

 Training of Special Price Magistrates in remaining districts will be completed 01 Week