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<p>• Average cost of mobile phone with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage has risen to around Rs40,000 compared to Rs22,000 a few months ago<br /> • Dealers say while govt taxes have not increased significantly, rising cost of chips is affecting rates of new handsets<br /> • Market survey shows lower, middle-income groups hit hardest<br /> • Consumers say abrupt price

<p>• Average cost of mobile phone with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage has risen to around Rs40,000 compared to Rs22,000 a few months ago<br /> • Dealers say while govt taxes have not increased significantly, rising cost of chips is affecting rates of new handsets<br /> • Market survey shows lower, middle-income groups hit hardest<br /> • Consumers say abrupt price

One in five of all shoppers continue to pay for goods with cash, according to banking survey for 2026

<p>• PPDA chairman says pricing remains an issue<br>• JI demands meeting with PM ‘this week’ to resolve levy issue</p> <p>ISLAMABAD: Even as talks between the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) and the government to reduce the fuel levy remained ‘inconclusive’, petroleum dealers on Friday urged consumers not to resort to panic buying, as excessive purchases could create m

The fees most Canadian banks charge their customers are hard to see or anticipate, and the associated costs can add up quickly over time, a new report says.

The average selling price of a mobile phone in Singapore has risen nearly 12 per cent since 2023, reaching S$1,000 this year, data shows.

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez said it was one of the largest, if not the largest, single state verdict against the company in American history.

About 5,400 affected hair dryers were sold, the CCPC said