Hong Kong Supermarket items more expensive: survey

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Thai fragrant rice (5kg) was sold for $43.90 to $48.50, representing a difference of $4.60 or 10.5%, and corn oil (946ml) was sold for $32 to $37.90, a price difference of $5.90 or 18.4%.

One supermarket chain scored the lowest price of all outlets for sesame oil noodles (100g) at $2.80.

If consumers are prepared to accept bulk purchases - a sale tactic increasingly used by supermarket chains on some products - the price per unit will become notably lower.

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