In Graphic Detail: Basic Commodities

Date from the Department of Agriculture show that the price of sugar has risen substantially ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

No images? Click here     No end in sight for inflation   There's nothing more pleasing than a well-made graph. Each week, we look into the details of a graph that has caught our attention. Get it in your inbox every Monday.   SUBSCRIBE       🍚 Data from the Department of Agriculture (DA) show that the price of sugar has risen substantially from P46 per kilo in September 2021 to P82 per kilo this year. Meanwhile, the price of rice has remained relatively stable. 🍚 Despite shortage fears, the price of chicken has improved, going down from P185 per kilo in September 2021 to P140 per kilo this year. Last August, the DA lifted the temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat and related products. 🍚 With high oil prices and the continuing depreciation of the peso, the prices of basic goods are still expected to go up.   View this email in your browser and share it with your friends.   Related stories Peso slides to new low; stocks drop as investors take in Fed, BSP rate hikes Continued peso weakness, despite the latest 0.50 percentage point policy rate hike of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas could lead to higher import prices and overall inflation. Sugar prices seen to fall further The leader of an agriculture group said prices of sugar had slightly declined following government efforts to deter hoarding and smuggling. Poultry, swine sectors slowly winning battle vs animal diseases We’re seeing a positive growth because the livestock and poultry subsectors are continuously recovering.     Previous charts How affordable is your internet? ➤ Education fuels tablet market ➤ Better times ahead for e-commerce ➤   Hi Edward, Has this newsletter helped you in any way? We welcome your feedback. Feel free to leave us a note in our suggestion box.   LEARN MORE       Share    Tweet    Share    Forward  Copyright © 2022 PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, All rights reserved. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to Inquirer Newsletters. Unsubscribe