KUALA LUMPUR: Prices of essential goods in Kuala Lumpur, Perak and Johor remained generally stable today, although several items recorded slight increases in certain areas, according to the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry’s Price Catcher application.
In Kuala Lumpur, standard cleaned chicken rose slightly to between RM8.20 and RM11 per kg from RM7.99 to RM10 on Wednesday (May 6), while imported onions from India increased to between RM2.69 and RM5 per kg from RM2.49 previously.
However, super grade cleaned chicken remained unchanged at between RM10.29 and RM10.90 per kg.
Prices of 30-egg trays also remained stable across all grades, with Grade A sold at between RM11.39 and RM14.40, Grade B between RM9.70 and RM13.50, and Grade C between RM8.49 and RM9.70.
In Perak, checks at supermarkets around Ipoh found prices of standard cleaned chicken stayed at between RM7.59 and RM11 per kg, while Grade A eggs remained between RM9.90 and RM13.20 per tray.
Imported Indian onions also remained stable at between RM1.39 and RM5 per kg.
Red chillies, however, increased slightly to an average of RM10.99 per kg from RM10 yesterday, with prices reaching as high as RM20 at certain locations in Ipoh.
Meanwhile, in Johor, standard chicken was sold at between RM6.99 and RM11 per kg in several supermarkets in Johor Bahru, up from as low as RM6 on Wednesday.
Red chillies were priced between RM5.90 and RM17 per kg compared with RM4.99 previously, while Grade C eggs increased to between RM8.09 and RM13.35 per tray from RM7.
According to the application, the prices displayed are based on monitoring by the ministry officers at the premises involved. - Bernama
