ISLAMABAD, December 15: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin, presided over the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) meeting held at Finance Division Wednesday.
Secretary Finance, Secretary Industries & Production, Secretary NFS& R, Additional Secretary Commerce, Provincial Chief Secretaries, Chief Statistician PBS, Chairman TCP, MD Utility Stores Corporation, and other senior officers participated in the meeting. National Price Monitoring Committee reviewed the prices of daily commodities and essential food items in the country. The Secretary Finance briefed the NPMC about the weekly SPI situation which has been decreased by 0.07% during the week under review.
While reviewing the price trend of essential commodities, the Secretary Finance apprised that prices of 09 essential commodities registered decline whereas prices of 23 items remained stable during the last week, while prices of 19 essential commodities have shown slight upward trend, he added.
The Secretary Finance also apprised the meeting that prices of essential commodities Tomatoes, Potatoes, Chicken farm, Sugar, wheat flour bags have registered significant decline during the week. – DNA