Commodity prices up 10% in October

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Prices of essential commodities in Male' rose by nearly 10 percent in October compared with the same month last year, driven by sharp increases in food prices, according to the Maldives Bureau of Statistics. The Essential Commodities Price Index (ECPI), which tracks changes in the average prices of basic goods, showed that prices rose by 9.96 percent in October 2026 compared