Even before Ramadan, the prices of vegetables and fruits have skyrocketed.
In Lahore, onion started selling at Rs.150, okra at Rs.240, bitter gourd at Rs.160 per kg.
In the market, apples are selling at Rs 290 per kg, strawberries at Rs 260 per kg.
Similarly, melon started selling at Rs 165 per kg and banana at Rs 250 per dozen.
In addition, inflation increased further during the week. 29 essential items including potato, onion, tomato, flour, sugar and ghee became expensive.
The overall weekly rate of inflation in the country reached the level of 42.27% with an increase of 1.37%.
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