Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
TABLE 4A.2
Monthly average wholesale prices of wheat flour in important markets of Pakistan, 1990/91 to 2002/03 (Rs per 40 kg)
Month
July
131.00
153.00
174.30
170.80
211.20
216.60
229.60
335.80
323.90
331.30
227.75
341.20
343.10
August
137.10
152.80
175.60
172.40
211.40
215.50
232.80
324.20
327.00
331.90
228.07
345.80
359.60
September
137.80
153.80
168.90
174.30
212.50
215.90
238.60
324.00
308.80
340.50
227.51
356.60
373.60
October
137.00
156.00
167.50
174.60
214.90
216.40
245.70
330.80
309.10
346.80
229.88
365.60
376.80
November
136.90
158.00
167.50
175.20
219.10
219.20
258.50
335.40
310.90
348.80
232.95
367.90
377.80
December
137.60
158.40
167.10
175.40
221.00
221.10
261.20
336.40
310.40
342.14
233.07
363.70
379.10
January
137.50
160.00
167.10
176.50
221.80
221.40
270.40
334.50
328.00
341.43
235.86
374.60
381.50
February
138.00
162.20
167.40
179.20
220.20
221.70
272.50
334.90
331.38
343.71
237.12
375.60
383.10
March
138.20
162.40
167.40
195.40
221.00
222.10
276.20
332.90
330.13
342.11
238.78
375.50
385.40
April
143.00
168.90
167.50
216.70
220.70
229.60
345.50
325.80
329.00
343.67
249.04
361.10
374.10
May
153.90
172.80
169.40
212.20
217.00
231.70
344.60
320.20
334.75
358.11
251.47
335.20
358.00
June
151.40
171.00
170.10
210.70
215.90
227.00
336.00
321.00
332.56
354.67
249.03
342.60
363.10
Average
139.95
160.78
169.15
186.12
217.23
221.52
275.97
329.66
322.99
343.76
236.71
358.78
371.27
Coefficient
of variation
(percent)
4.44
4.13
1.64
9.01
1.75
2.34
14.81
1.79
3.00
2.18
3.54
3.84
3.27
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.
