Hawker food prices rose by more than 6% last year – the highest increase since 2008

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The data comes a day after food guru KF Seetoh called for more understanding for hawkers instead of complaints about hawker food prices.

SINGAPORE: The prices of cooked hawker food increased by more than 6% last year, the highest increase since 2008, according to the latest data by the Singapore Department of Statistics.

The statistics department found that among rice, noodles and drinks, noodles saw the highest price increase, with an average increase of 7.6%. Vendors told the press that in the past year, the prices of fish, shrimp, plastic boxes and almost all materials have increased. A three kilogram pack of noodles has increased from $2.70 to $4.50, and the price of a barrel of oil has doubled from $20 to $40.

 

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