Two officials in two outlets consider it “reasonable” and “justified,” and the dealers have nothing to do with it.
Consumers: The price hike increased the value of purchase invoices
Consumers: Increases in shipping costs do not justify large increases in commodity prices.
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Consumers confirmed that there has been an increase in the value of their purchase invoices from various outlets, by rates that exceeded 30% recently, as a result of the increase in commodity prices.
And they said in responses to an opinion poll for "Emirates Today", through its pages on social networking sites, that included a question about whether they noticed an increase in the purchase bill from sales outlets during the recent period, and how do they explain this?
They "really noticed an increase in the prices of a large number of commodities, especially foodstuffs, describing these increases as large and exaggerated, as well as a burden on low-income people," noting that the price hike is escalating in places far from oversight.
Invoice value
A consumer said that “the value of the bill for his purchases from sales outlets was about 1500 dirhams per week, to now rise to 2000 dirhams, an increase of 33.3%.” At most, with an increase of between 25 and 33%.”
In their response to the survey, which received great interaction and wide participation, consumers confirmed that they are focusing on buying goods they really need, pointing out that some goods whose prices did not rise significantly decreased in size.
They said that prices in all outlets increased, until the differences between outlets diminished, and there was a great convergence in prices, demanding price discounts for some groups such as “retirees”, and the intervention of the concerned authorities to curb prices that do not fit with salaries, especially in the private sector, which did not It has been increasing for years.
Height factors
Consumers attributed the price hikes to the absence of control, the greed of some merchants, and the exploitation of the war crisis between Russia and Ukraine, to raise prices by exaggerated rates, in addition to the increase in rental values of shops by some owners, noting that increases in the cost of shipping do not justify the large increases in commodity prices. .
Other consumers also attributed the price hikes to the prices of oil, raw materials, shipping, and transportation, and the lack of food supplies as a result of the Russian-Ukrainian war, pointing out that the increase in commodity prices is a global phenomenon that includes all countries, not just the UAE.
reasonable heights
In addition, an official in a large outlet, Hassan Rizk, said, "Merchants do not bear any responsibility for the price hike, considering the current price hikes to be reasonable, compared to many other countries."
He said, "The rise in prices is a global phenomenon that various countries suffer from," pointing out that the stocks of many food and consumer goods have reduced the price hikes so far.
In the same context, a senior official in one of the major outlets, Masoud Anal, said that "the price increases are justified and have nothing to do with them, as they come as a direct and logical result of global political tensions, high oil prices, and a shortage of some raw materials."
He pointed out that there are expectations of further rises in the prices of some basic and non-essential commodities, in the event of continued international political tensions and oil price hikes.
He agreed with his counterpart that the operations of early storage and purchase before the month of Ramadan, and the support of many commodities so that their prices do not rise during the month of fasting, have limited the price increases of many commodities so far.
• Storage and early purchase operations before the month of Ramadan. The price hikes of many commodities have been restrained so far.
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