Friday, February 29, 2008
Interesting version of "shortage." From the table on page 18 of this UN report, here is a comparison of the prices on various food stuffs comparing the West Bank and the Gaza Strip this past January. Note that most prices in Gaza are actually lower than the West Bank:
Retail price of basic food commodities - West Bank/Gaza Strip, in NIS - January 2008
Wheat flour 50 kg: 205/135
Olive oil 1 Kg: 23.8/27
Rice 1 kg: 4.9/3.3
Veg. oil 1 kg: 8.7/6.8
Chickpeas 1 kg: 5.6/5.7
Refined sugar 1 kg: 3.1/2.6
Milk powder 1 kg: 32.1/29
Basket of 7 items: 283.1/209.4
Edit: Removed point I made about gas prices. My math was wrong.
