Consumer Council released its latest specific price survey on tissue papers. Survey result showed that a price difference of about 16 to 20 percent was recorded for the same product sold in different retail outlets.

Consumer Council conducted a price check on 12 brands of tissue papers from 24 supermarkets and drugstores on 5th December and prices of the same product sold at different retail outlets ranged from 15.14 to 48.09 percent. In comparison with October’s data, 7 out of all surveyed brands recorded no change in price, ‘Andrex Bathroom Tissue (3ply)/10pcs’, which recorded price decrease in several spots, was sold at $36.6 to $42.2 this time, which amounted to a price difference of 15.30 percent. A general price difference of about 16 to 20 percent was recorded for other surveyed brands of tissue papers. Consumers are reminded to check the survey and make practical price comparisons.

The specific price survey on tissue papers is now available on the Council’s website (www.consumer.gov.mo) and in the Council’s ‘Supermarket Price Information Platform’ iPhone and Android apps. For enquiry, please call 8988 9315.