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The prices in Burma



The prices of essential commodities can be compared between 1992 and 1997.
If the price was 100 kyats in 1992, it became as follows in 1997*.

Item						(1997 / 1992 x 100)	
1. Gold 24 Carat					213.27
2. Gold coin					213.75
3. Cooking oil (ground nut)			354.84
4. Cooking oil (sesame)				321.74
5. Cooking oil (coconut)			322.73
6. Mustard oil					281.25
7. Sun flower oil					192.31
8. Castor oil					377.36
9. Cottonseed oil					268.87
10. Ground nut (Japan/Red)			445.26
11. Ground nut (White)				472.73
12. Ground nut (oil seed)			415.09
13. Sesame (White)				340.74
14. Sesame (Brown)				288.46
15. Sesame (Striped)				334.78
16. Sesame (Flower/Shan)			260.16
17. Sesame (Flower/Alluvial)			250.00
18. Chick pea (Yellow)				720.00
19. Chick pea (Big)				372.73
20. Chick pea (White/Small)			769.23
21. Pigeon pea					210.00
22. Green bean					279.61
23. Lablab bean					790.91
24. Lablab bean (China)				196.97
25. Nylon bean					227.03
26. Green gram					322.39
27. Lentil						386.67
28. Blue bean					553.33
29. Red bean					635.71
30. Butter bean					600.00
31. Soya bean					448.28
32. Striped bean					1095.65
33. Cow pea (Yellow)				421.62
34. Cow pea (Blue)				564.71
35. Cow pea (White)				430.77
36. Rice bean					250.00
37. Green peas					1728.00
38. Modern pea					588.24
39. Wheat (Myinmu)				482.76
40. Wheat (Sadaung)				507.35
41. Wheat (Shan)					563.11
42. Sorghum						273.68
43. High-yield Sorgyum				745.45
44. Maize						286.67
45. Flour (Roller)				419.51
46. Flour husk					424.24
47. Husk (Horse)					528.00
48. Lentil (half segment)			406.98
49. Chick pea (Half segment)			688.89
50. Pigeon pea (half segment)			230.00
51. The Green Gram (Mung)			222.22
52. Chinpaung pea (half segment)		625.00
53. Groundnut oil-cake				521.43
54. Sesame oil-cake				379.31
55. Coriander Seed 				490.00
56. Aniseed						253.85
57. Cotton wool (rejected)			240.00
58. Turmeric root (Myanmar)			340.00
59. T-Super Fertilizer 				181.48
60. Pearl Fertilizer				179.17
61. Potash Fertilizer				237.50
62. Pawsanmhwe rice				240.00
63. Manawhari rice				186.96
64. Magyantaw rice				242.86
65. Ziya rice					146.34
66. Manawthukha rice				182.22
67. Shwe Dingar rice				143.48
68. Nga Sein rice					176.47
69. Paw Kywe rice					140.00
70. Nga Kywe rice					173.68
71. Shwe War Tun rice				181.82
72. Broken rice					152.94
73. Glutinous rice				343.75
74. Onion (special)				342.11
75. Onion (medium grade)			484.62
76. Garlic (Shan/special)			146.15
77. Garlic (Shan/medium grade)		157.69
78. Garlic (China/special)			178.57
79. Garlic (China/medium grade)		211.11
80. Dried chilly 					260.27
81. Dried chilly (Long)				298.51
82. Potato (Htu Htu)				378.57
83. Potato (Gawli)				573.33
84. Ginger						195.65
85. Salt (refined)				608.70
86. Salt (unrefined)				625.00
87. Palm jaggery (six grains)			150.00
88. Palm jaggery (seven grains)		138.81
89. Palm jaggery (Watawma)			112.50
90. Palm jaggery (Pan Taw)			163.33
91. Palm jaggery (Sae Samon)			180.56
92. Sugar Jaggery					211.59
93. Sugar (White)					223.81
94. Sugar (Yellow/Transparent)		258.82
95. Steamed sugar (unrefined)			258.93
96. Steamed sugar (refined)			265.31
97. Sugar (Pyinmanar)				241.67
98. Coconut oil (Big pail)			146.88
99. Tapioca						135.42
100. Vermicelli (bean)				207.87
101. Vermicelli (Rice)				231.82
102. Betel nut 					28.00
103. Duya (Alms casket) cigarette		142.86
104. Duya (Pakhokku) cigarette		160.00
105. XinXing cigarette				238.58
106. Lucky cigarette				380.00
107. 555 cigarette				321.64
108. Marlboro cigarette				218.75
109. Benson cigarette				261.54
110. Candle wax (Raw)				252.94
111. Battery cell (Green monkey)		346.82
112. China matchbox				268.52
113. Tooth paste (Large/Blue)			375.97
114. Relang washing powder			230.77
115. Lonmain washing powder			234.97
116. Shwewar soup bar 				199.17
117. Tiger beer					229.00
118. Mandalay beer				153.40
119. Kyonete beer					352.17
120. Mandalay rum					148.57
121. Poker soft-drink 				210.14
122. 7-UP soft-drink				150.41
123. Coca Cola soft-drink			149.18
124. Sun kiss 					203.33
125. Lipo Vitan 					147.92
126. Ajinomoto (Mono-Sodium-Glutamate) 	176.19
127. Spoon (Mono-Sodium-Glutamate)		181.19
128. Xaxar (Mono-Sodium-Glutamate)		173.68
129. Miss Japan (Mono-Sodium-Glutamate)	181.57
130. 20W Tube light (National)		135.29
131. 40W Tube light (National)		118.18
132. 60W light bulb				361.11
133. 100W light bulb				250.00

Less than 100 Kyat			1 	Item
More than 100 Kyat			38 	Items
More than 200 Kyat			42 	Items
More than 300 Kyat			20 	Items
More than 400 Kyat			12 	Items
More than 500 Kyat			8 	Items
More than 600 Kyat			6 	Items
More than 700 Kyat			4 	Items
More than 1000 Kyat			2 	Items

In average, 100 Kyat became 251.16 Kyat within 6 years (from 1992 to
1997).

* Data based on Mandalay Price Record, as taken at the month of October
every year.
* Detail prices of each item are available.

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