Consumer Council released its latest specific price survey on instant drinks. Survey result showed that prices of the 10 surveyed products recorded various price differences. The highest price difference recorded was 48.65 percent.

Consumer Council collected prices of 10 brands of instant drinks from 20 retail outlets on 29th October. Surveyed items included instant sports drink, malt beverage, chocolate, coffee and milk tea. Survey result showed that ‘Cadbury Original Drinking Chocolate/500g’, which was sold at $25.9 to $38.5, recorded the greatest price difference of 48.65 percent; prices of 'Nestle Milo Nutritious Malt Drink/400g’ also differed for 43.24 percent, which was about 17 percent less than last time’s record.

The Council indicated that some of the surveyed products were sold at differenent prices in branches under the same supermarket chain. 6 out of the 10 surveyed items were found to have differences in selling price at two branches of San Miu Supermarket but differences were about $1.0 only. Consumers are advised to check with the survey data to make practical consumption.

The specific price survey on instant drinks 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.