Agriculture Reference
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Appendix
TABLE 4A.1
Monthly average wholesale prices of wheat in important markets of Pakistan, 1990/91 to 2002/03 (Rs per 40 kg)
Month
July
108.22
125.78
147.00
148.22
180.11
184.78
196.89
294.38
285.13
282.63
313.50
287.22
308.13
August
112.00
126.33
149.56
150.56
181.11
185.33
201.56
290.38
291.13
284.88
321.78
295.89
317.13
September
113.00
128.00
145.11
152.56
182.44
185.33
205.11
293.13
278.25
293.88
332.22
307.00
329.00
October
113.22
130.44
145.00
152.89
185.67
186.56
211.22
299.50
276.38
300.75
333.78
318.13
331.63
November
114.00
134.50
145.33
153.78
189.89
188.11
221.78
301.63
278.50
308.44
337.78
326.38
334.38
December
114.78
136.22
145.56
155.22
190.89
188.78
229.89
305.25
288.38
306.38
339.89
325.25
337.75
January
116.67
138.33
145.56
156.44
191.44
189.56
243.89
307.13
302.29
309.25
342.00
332.75
341.00
February
118.33
141.56
145.78
160.56
191.67
190.11
252.50
307.00
306.00
313.00
344.78
334.50
347.00
March
117.89
142.44
146.00
170.33
192.78
191.22
258.13
302.88
308.57
318.78
345.11
335.25
347.13
April
119.78
143.33
145.56
180.50
191.78
195.78
288.78
293.13
289.00
315.78
339.22
317.75
330.75
May
123.22
142.56
144.56
177.33
183.56
189.78
283.88
280.38
284.25
314.22
311.11
294.88
310.00
June
123.44
142.67
146.44
178.78
182.11
190.11
285.38
281.00
283.13
309.00
296.00
302.88
317.88
Average
116.21
136.01
145.96
161.43
186.95
188.79
239.92
296.32
289.25
304.75
329.76
314.82
329.32
Coefficient of
variation
(percent)
3.76
4.81
0.86
7.07
2.50
1.57
13.55
2.99
3.61
3.73
4.55
5.11
3.89
SOURCE
: Data provided by the Office of the Agriculture and Livestock Marketing Adviser, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Government of Pakistan,
Islamabad.
NOTE
: Data relate to the markets of Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Multan, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Lahore, and Peshawar.
