Consumer Council released its latest 'Supermarket Price Survey' dated 15th June, surveying over 310 items. In comparison with last month's data, prices of over half of the surveyed items, mainly beverages, snacks, and seasonings, have decreased. Dairy products, which recorded price increases previously, record minimal decreases in prices of cheeses and other dairy products/drinks this month. Prices of many rice and cooking oil brands have also dropped by 1 to 2 percent. Prices of 108 items, mainly insecticide and personal hygienic products, have increased. For a more comprehensive survey, Consumer Council chooses one specific branch from each supermarket chain as regular surveyed points while randomly selects different branches each month to compare their differences in selling price. This month's survey shows that two branches of San Miu Supermarket, located at Rua dos Mercadores and Nape, were found to have different selling prices for over one third of the items surveyed and those prices varied for about 5 to 10 percent. Further, over 20 different seasoning products surveyed in the mentioned two branches in Macao all recorded price differences, e.g., prices of 'Pearl River Bridge Superior Light Soy Sauce (500ml)' in the two branches varied for over 40 percent. Consumers are advised to check with the data provided by the Council on its website and its 'Supermarket Price Information Platform' iPhone and Android smart phone apps. The latest 'Supermarket Price Survey' is now available on the Council's website (www.consumer.gov.mo) and the 'Supermarket Price Information Platform' iPhone and Android apps. The survey is also available free of charge at the offices of Consumer Council, IACM's Iao Hon and S. Domingos Markets, bookstores and libraries. Consumers may also access the resources through WAP channels on their mobile phones. For enquiries, please call 8988 9315.
