Tomato, LPG bring down cost of veg thali by 17% in September
The average cost of preparing a vegetarian thali at home in India dropped by 17% on a month-on-month basis in September on the back of a sharp drop in tomato price and decline in the price of cooking gas, a survey report by CRISIL showed.
The cost of preparing a vegetarian thali declined to Rs 27.9 in September from a near all-time high of Rs 33.8 in the previous month. The cost of non-vegetarian thali dropped by 9% to Rs 61.4 in September from Rs 67.3 recorded in the previous month, as per CRISIL’s monthly indicator of food plate cost.
The cost of a vegetarian thali had hit a record high of Rs 34 while that of a non-vegetarian thali Rs 67.6 in July. There was a sharp jump in food prices during the month of July and August pushing the cost of thali to a record high level.
