KEY FINDINGS
-
September saw the first notable price cuts in months, but they were small compared to increases this year;
-
Vegetables prices fell 9% and foods overall fell 5%, but NFI prices remained largely stable;
-
Price cuts were rarely larger than 10%, but they did reduce prices for fish, plastic tarps, and mosquito nets;
-
Prices continued rising in Maungdaw and Rathedaung as lower food prices failed to register in these markets;
-
Overall prices remained 172% higher year-on-year even as they fell 4% month-on-month;
-
Medicine and hygiene NFI prices fell in some markets, but prices for shelter NFIs remained stubbornly high.