Table 2 Consumer prices for food items (LBP/Kg; $1 is approximately LBP1, 500)
From: The impact of food price increases on nutrient intake in Lebanon
Food item | Price in 2004 | Price in 2008 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
White Arabic bread | 1,000 | 1,339 | 34% |
Rice | 3,000 | 4,000 | 33% |
Fresh cow meat | 8,710 | 10,168 | 17% |
Fresh chicken meat | 3,337 | 4,386 | 31% |
Fresh milk | 987 | 972 | −2% |
Powdered milk | 591 | 827 | 40% |
Labneh (dried yoghurt) | 3,941 | 5,478 | 39% |
Yoghurt | 2,230 | 3,078 | 38% |
White cheese | 5,228 | 7,162 | 37% |
Orange | 1,367 | 1,685 | 23% |
Banana | 1,325 | 1,344 | 1% |
Apple | 1,634 | 2,027 | 24% |
Watermelon | 824 | 963 | 17% |
Lettuce | 802 | 929 | 16% |
Tomato | 1,112 | 1,352 | 22% |
Cucumber | 1,051 | 1,312 | 25% |
Potato | 716 | 1,012 | 41% |