ISLAMABAD: (HRNW) The prices of ghee and cooking oil have seen a monthly increase during the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) tenure, data showed on Saturday.
The official documents show that the price of ghee increased by 60 per cent per litre while cooking oil prices increased by 42 per cent between October 2018 to September 2021.
The documents were submitted by the Ministry of Industries and Production in response to a question raised by a lawmaker in the last session of the National Assembly.
The government informed the House that the price surge was mainly due to a hike in palm oil prices in the international market owing to Covid-19.
It maintained that 9 5 per cent of the raw materials used in manufacturing these items are imported and the prices of these inputs during Covid-19 led to its increase.
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