In March, prices of potato, onion and vegetable oil rose 2 percent, 6 percent and 19 percent YoY respectively. On a monthly basis, however, there was a drop of 5 percent, 7 percent and 8 percent in the prices of onion, potato and tomato respectively, amid fresh arrival of harvest.
Broiler chicken got expensive by 2 percent YoY but fell 7 percent month-on-month in March. Broiler chicken prices contribute about 50 percent of a non-vegetarian thali’s cost.
The average cost of a thali is calculated based on input prices prevailing in north, south, east and west India. The data also reveals the ingredients (cereals, pulses, broiler poultry, vegetables, spices, edible oil, cooking gas) driving changes in the cost of a thali.
(Forbes India"s monthly series "How India Eats" takes a look at how the average price of a food plate in India changes every month, indicating the impact on the common man"s expenditure by analysing the Indian thali.)
First Published: Apr 04, 2025, 10:55
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