Commodity prices have risen dramatically in Bhutan over the last few months as the measures taken to contain COVID-19 had a major impact on food supplies in the country.

The year-on-year consumer prices went up by 7.56 percent in July 2020 compared to the same month last year as food prices increased by 14.91 percent, reports the National Statistics Bureau (NSB) in its latest report.

The main contributors to the increase are meat import, the price of which increased by 38.04 percent. The prices of fish increased by 26.46 percent, vegetables by 20.86 percent, milk, cheese and eggs by 17.13 percent, and fruits by 16.68 percent.

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