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Food Items: The national average prices of key food commodities continued to rise slightly during the fourth week of June 2025, following the sharp increase observed in the third week after the start of the conflict between Iran and Israel, which has fuelled speculation in the market and disrupted trade routes with Iran and supplies coming through Iran to the country. Fuel prices experienced a significant impact as Iran is a major supplier of oil and gas into the country which has led to higher transportation cost, impacting the prices of food and non-food items in the country. Compared to last week, wheat flour, Palawi rice, and cooking oil recorded the highest price increases. Year-on-year comparisons show significant increases in the prices of cooking oil and salt, along with modest rises in Palawi rice, wheat grain, and wheat flour, while prices of other food items have declined. However, several food commodities remain considerably more expensive compared to the same period before the transition of the government in 2021.
Vegetable Items: Prices of main vegetable including tomato, potato and onion have experienced a downward trend with increased domestic production and availability of local harvests in the market. Compared to last week, tomato, potato and onion prices declined by 13.8%, 5.5% and 6.5%, respectively. Similarly, year-on-year comparisons and the 2-years average prices show a significant decline in prices of these vegetable items. However, there is substantial difference in prices of vegetables across the country depending on availability of local produce and transportation costs.
Labour Market: The national average labour availability for casual workers stands at 2.3 days of work per week, with the unskilled labour wage averaging AFN 313 per day in the country. However, market instability and higher prices are likely to reduce real income and purchasing power for daily wage workers.
Diesel: National average diesel price rose to 68.6 AFN per litre this week, recording an additional 2.3% increase this week after a significant 14.7% increase which was recorded last week. This spike is mainly attributed to reduced imports and disrupted fuel supply routes after the start of conflict between Iran and Israel. Similarly, y-o-y comparison indicate a significant 15% increase. Moreover, the global average price also rose from $1.19/litre in May 2025 to $1.29/litre as of 23 June 2025.
Non-Food Items: Prices of non-food items such as fertilizers (DAP and urea) and animal feed showed slight week-on-week increase. Similarly, year-on-year comparisons indicate a slight decline in the prices of DAP, Urea and animal feed, while the price of concentrate animal feed has increased notably. The disruption of trade routes through Iran and speculation in the market has impacted prices of fertilizers in some markets with significant increase recorded in Ghor and Farah provinces.