Consumer Council released its latest specific price survey on biscuits. Survey result showed that the highest price difference recorded for the same biscuit brand sold at different retail spots was 33.33 percent.

Consumer Council collected 8 brands of biscuits from 20 local retail outlets on 14th March. 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 January’s data, prices of the surveyed brands remained stable and 3 surveyed brands recorded no change in price. Apart from certain brands which were sold at special prices last time and recorded price adjustments in the current survey, other brands recorded price increases or decreases of about 5 percent, only ‘Pacific Soda Cracker/200g’ observed an obvious price increase of 17.6 percent at one retail outlet.

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.