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Cambodia

Cambodia: Food Price and Wage Bulletin: May 2015, Issue 73

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HIGHLIGHTS

  • Food purchasing power of households in rural areas increased by 1% but in urban areas decreased by 0.9% month-on-month;

  • Retail price of lowest quality rice in rural and urban areas increased by 0.7% and 0.2% respectively on a month-on-month basis;

  • Wholesale price of mixed rice increased by 9.2% month-on-month but was 0.8% lower year-on-year;

  • In April, inflation rate was 1.3% and overall food prices increased by 4.4% year-on-year;

  • Thai A1 Super white rice and Vietnamese white rice decreased by 2.1% each month-on-month and

  • International Food Price Index decreased by 2.5% on a month-on-month basis.