The retail price of cement in Pakistan saw a slight decrease last week.
According to data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, the average retail price of cement per bag in the northern cities of the country was recorded at Rs 1,413, which is 0.37 percent lower than the previous week.
During the period under review, the average retail price of cement per bag in the southern cities of the country was recorded at Rs. 1,428, which was also Rs. 1,428 last week.
According to statistics, during the past week, the average retail price of cement per sack in Islamabad was Rs 1,402, Rawalpindi Rs 1,386, Gujranwala Rs 1,449, Sialkot Rs 1,420, Lahore Rs 1,464, Faisalabad Rs 1,400, Sargodha Rs 1,398, Multan Rs 1416, Bahawalpur Rs 1450, Peshawar Rs 1,402 and Bannu Rs 1,360.
During the past week, the average retail price of cement per sack in Karachi was recorded at Rs. 1,360, Hyderabad Rs. 1,399, Sukkur Rs. 1,500, Larkana Rs. 1,416, Quetta Rs. 1,450 and Khuzdar Rs. 1,443.