Cooking oil gets cheaper, but prices of everything else is up

Cause for concern: Hawkers like Tan Hoe Teong, who sells fried fritters at Weld Quay, George Town, is finding it hard to make a decent profit. — K.T.GOH

GEORGE TOWN: The price of cooking oil may have gone down, but the cost of food remains high due to pricey ingredients, say traders.

Fried fritters seller Tan Joo Hai said it was good that cooking oil was cheaper now, but he had to cope with the increase in the price of ingredients such as bananas, yam and potatoes.