Consumer Council released its latest specific price survey on biscuits. Survey result showed that prices of biscuits were stable and the highest price difference recorded for the same product sold at different retail spots was 33.33 percent.

Consumer Council collected 8 brands of biscuits from 20 local retail outlets on 15th January. A general price difference of 10 to 20 percent was recorded for the same brand of biscuit sold at various outlets. ‘Garden Cream Wafers/200g’, which was sold at $7.2 to $9.6, recorded the highest price difference of 33.33 percent.

In comparison with November’s data, prices of most surveyed brands remained stable and 2 surveyed brands recorded no change in price. Apart from certain brands which were sold at special prices, other brands recorded around 2 to 10 percent of price increases or decreases.

The specific price survey on biscuits is now available on Consumer Council’s website (www.consumer.gov.mo) and in the Council’s ‘Supermarket Price Information Platform’ iPhone and Android apps. For inquiry, please call 8988 9315.