date:Mar 01, 2017
er kilo after having reached three and a half pounds per kilo.
Oranges were the only item whose price increased, reaching 6 pounds per kilo, mostly as a result of increased demand for them near the end of the winter.
Data for this week, however, show that the prices of most products have increased again. This, according to traders, is the result of supply shortages in the market, although traders expect them to fall again in the coming days, after the weather has improved.
*1 Egyptian pound