March 2000 grocery list changed little from June 1998, but cooking cost soared - Bureau of Statistics Stabroek News August 13, 2000 The cost of an average weekly grocery list has changed little from June of 1998 to March 2000 although most imported items have gone up. However, the cost to cook the meal whether by kerosene or cooking gas has soared due to the tripling of world oil prices. Below is a list of the most commonly purchased items for preparing a meal selected from Bureau of Statistics figures, comparing June 1998, March 1999 and March 2000. June 1998 March 1999 March 2000 Rice (white) Rice (brown) Flour Split peas Stew Beef Chicken Butter fish Shrimp Salted fish Eggs Powdered milk Cheese Vegetable oil Margarine Eddoes Cassava Potatoes Plantains Ochro Bora Tomatoes Pumpkin gallon gallon (pound) (pound) ."" ."" "" "" "" (each) 900g pound litre pound "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" $195.00 $298.33 $ 40.00 $ 43.33 $140.00 $149.58 $165.00 $150.00 $130.00 $ 11.46 $315.21 $340.00 $257.08 $127.08 $ 69.17 $ 19.88 $ 37.50 $ 23.96 $ 26.88 $ 36.63 $157.08 $ 15.29 $206.00 $304.00 $ 39.92 $ 43.12 $155.42 $140.50 $156.67 $155.00 $139.17 $ 10.58 $787.71 $358.33 $250.42 $146.04 $ 37.50 $ 19.58 $ 42.50 $ 25.42 $ 30.42 $ 39.97 $ 45.00 $ 29.98 $198.33 $291.33 $ 44.87 $ 43.33 $173.33 $144.27 $155.33 $146.00 $159.33 $ 9.70 $768.54 $380.67 $246.00 $160.00 $ 31.67 $ 45.33 $ 38.44 $ 37.67 $ 61.33 $ 17.51 $ 80.00 $ 19.67 It should be noted that vegetable prices fluctuate greatly depending on the season. The heavy rains of this year have seen extremely high prices for some categories since March. June 1998 March 1999 March 2000 Sugar (brown) Salt Coffee ground Tea Bag Kerosene oil Cooking Gas Laundry Soap pound '''' '''' 100 gallon 20lbs 5oz cake $ 28.50 $ 20.00 $231.67 $167.50 $165.00 $1350.00 $ 33.33 $28.85 $ 20.00 $225.00 $191.67 $149.56 $1430.00 $ 36.67 $ 27.17 $ 24.17 $310.00 $193.00 $240.00 $1800.00 $ 35.00 Follow the goings-on in Guyana in Guyana Today