{"id":50212,"date":"2023-12-29T09:11:44","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T09:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/retail-prices-of-food-non-food-items-shoot-up"},"modified":"2023-12-29T09:46:18","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T09:46:18","slug":"retail-prices-of-food-non-food-items-shoot-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/retail-prices-of-food-non-food-items-shoot-up","title":{"rendered":"Retail Prices of Food, Non-Food Items Shoot Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Retail prices of some essential food items and non-food items have recently increased in several parts of the KanifingMunicipality as price volatility in the commodity market proves almost impossible to reign in.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Customers in parts of the Gambia\u2019s most densely populated local government area have been struggling to adjust to the new retail price tag on sugar, mayonnaise, mosquito coil, and milk.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing this story, a cup of sugar was trading in some parts of the municipality at D18 after it jumped from D15 in recent days. A teaspoon of Armanti mayonnaise was trading at D15 a few months after it was upped to D10 while a mosquito coil has now been increased from D4 to D5. A tin of Omela was trading at D40 in some shops while a tin of Peak milk was being sold for D60 at some retail shops. The price of a tin of charcoal has yet to return to D15 after it was increased to D25 sometime ago.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Central Bank of The Gambia has in its last quarterly meeting forecast that price inflation will get worse before it gets better.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\">Gambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. Retail prices of some essential food items and non-food items have recently increased in several parts of the KanifingMunicipality as price volatility in the commodity market proves almost impossible to reign in. 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