Arab Finance: Prices of several basic food commodities and vegetables in Egyptian markets increased on Tuesday, March 17^th, according to the Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC).

The price of packaged rice grew by 5.3% to EGP 36.3 per kilogram, while the price of packaged flour edged down by 0.9% to EGP 24.3 per kilogram.

The price of sugar hiked by 9% to EGP 32 per kilogram, whereas the sunflower oil declined by 5.2% to EGP 88 per kilogram.

Vegetable prices witnessed a sharp increase, with tomatoes jumping by 30.3% to EGP 25.2 per kilogram and potatoes rising by 32.3% to EGP 13.9 per kilogram.

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