Some staple foods also experienced price increases. These include 30 kg of 18 "horse mackerel, 10 kg of beef and 10 kg of chicken legs.

These products sold respectively to 91,000 (ninety-one thousand) FC against 89,000 (eighty-nine thousand) FC, 70,500 (seventy thousand five hundred) FC against 69,500 (sixty-nine thousand five hundred) FC, 30,500 (thirty thousand five hundred) FC against 30,000 (thirty thousand) FC.

The bag of 50kg sugar has also risen from 65,000 (sixty-five thousand) FC to 63,000 (sixty-three thousand) FC, the bean bag of 100 Kg has increased from 165 (one hundred and sixty-five) USD against 155 (one hundred and fifty-five) USD, a bag of 50kg rice has grown from 66,860 (sixty-six thousand eight hundred and sixty) FC to 66,400 (sixty-six thousand and four hundred) FC.

On the other hand, the prices of products such as the 20kg bag of salt, the 50-piece sardine cardboard and the rooster soap box remained stable on the Kinshasa market. They traded respectively at 12,500 (twelve thousand five hundred) FC, 49,800 (forty-nine thousand eight hundred) FC and 10,200 (ten thousand two hundred) FC. The principle of supply and demand is at the root of this price fluctuation, economic analysts say.


(CKS/Yes)