ArmInfo. The State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition of Armenia, in connection with the signals received about the increase in prices in the domestic market for certain types of goods, including sugar, flour, butter and sunflower oil, carried out monitoring.
As stated in the official message of the SCEC on Facebook, according to the study, according to the situation on October 22, sugar in the supermarket chains "Yerevan City" and "Nor Zovk" rose to 328 AMD / kg, oil - up to 3500-4130 AMD / kg, sunflower oil - 740-790 AMD / l, flour - up to 245 -285 AMD / kg. In particular, the SCPEC found out that the prices for the purchase of the aforementioned goods or raw materials necessary for their production also increased, besides, the selling prices in the countries from which these goods are mainly imported increased. Fluctuations in the prices of some products, according to the report of the State Committee for the Protection of Economic Development and Trade, may also be caused by recent fluctuations in exchange rates.
