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Cement prices receive huge dip in Pakistan

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LAHORE: Retail price of cement dipped marginally for the week ending September 11, while cement prices in the south region were held steady.

According to information provided by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the average price of a 50-kg cement bag was Rs. 1,390, indicating a 0.07% fall from last week when the price was Rs. 1,391. In the south, the cement bag price remained constant at Rs1,443, the same as the week ended September 4.

City-wise division of northern zone rates reveals that cement bag was being retailed at Rs1,367 in Islamabad, Rs1,372 in Rawalpindi, Rs. 1,420 in Gujranwala, Rs. 1,410 in Sialkot, Rs. 1,443 in Lahore, Rs. 1,380 in Faisalabad, Rs. 1,370 in Sargodha, Rs. 1,424 in Multan, Rs. 1,450 in Bahawalpur, Rs. 1,350 in Peshawar, and Rs. 1,300 in Bannu.

In the south, the price of cement was registered as Rs. 1,367 in Karachi, Rs. 1,427 in Hyderabad, Rs. 1,465 in Sukkur, Rs. 1,407 in Larkana, Rs. 1,510 in Quetta, and Rs. 1,483 in Khuzdar.

Staff Reporter

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