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2008/12 - This is a comparison of current Zimbabwe US$ shop prices (from Spar Arundel in the Northern Suburbs in Harare) versus prices from the Pricerite supermarket at Game City Gaborone. Its intention is:

- to let consumers know on which items they seem to be being overcharged, and which items are good value

- if consumers have the luxury - which items to purchase outside Zimbabwe

- to cross-border traders - which items to bring in (or take out!) on the personal imports/grey market and vend

- to let people shopping at other US$ outlets in Harare and throughout Zimbabwe know what seem to be current indicative prices

For comparison with UK prices, check www.cd3wd.com/pwatch/tesco.htm

Data in Alphabetical Product Sequence

		ZAR/USD	10.351		BWP/USD	8.204
			USD	USD	ZAR Zim Prices	BWP Zim Prices	BWP Bots Prices	BOTS/ZIM
			avg/min	max
	apples	kg	1.33	2	13.8	10.9	10.6	0.97
	aubergines	kg	0	0	0	0	9.95	0.00
	avocado	kg	0.70		7.2	5.7	0.0	0.00
	banana	kg	1.26		13.0	10.3	8.3	0.80
	beans baked beans tinned	kg	1.50	3.75	15.5	12.3	10.7	0.87
	beans green beans fresh	kg	5.60		58.0	45.9	40.0	0.87
	beans sugar beans dried	kg	2.80		29.0	23.0	18.9	0.82
	beer	litre	2.70		27.9	22.2	20.0	0.90
	biscuits	kg	6.70		69.4	55.0	25.0	0.45
	bleach domestos	litre	3.00		31.1	24.6	18.5	0.75
	bleach jik	kg					10.43	0.00
	Boerewoers sausage	kg	10.00		103.5	82.0	32.0	0.39
	bran flakes	kg	7.40		76.6	60.7	36.0	0.59
	bread	kg	3.30		34.2	27.1	11.0	0.41
	bread rolls	kg	4.00		41.4	32.8	18.0	0.55
	brocolli	kg	1.12		11.6	9.2	0.0	0.00
	bulbs electric	each	0.55		5.7	4.5	2.8	0.61
	butternut	kg	1.40		14.5	11.5	4.0	0.35
	cabbage	kg	0.50		0.0	0.0	3.3	0.00
	carrots	kg	1.40		14.5	11.5	5.7	0.49
	cheese	kg	13.00		134.6	106.7	55.0	0.52
	chlorine swim pool 65% chlorine calcium hypochlorite	kg	2.80		29.0	23.0	18.0	0.78
	cigarettes 20 *	packet	0.50		5.2	4.1	17.0	4.14
	coffee instant with chicory	kg	14.80	26	153.2	121.4	60.0	0.49
	cowpeas dried	kg					13.9	0.00
	diesel *	litre	1.00		10.4	8.2	5.0	0.61
	dogfood	kg	1.30	2	13.5	10.7	6.0	0.56
	eggs *	kg	0.00		0.0	0.0	16.0	0.00
	floor polish	litre	9.25		95.7	75.9	28.8	0.38
	flour maizemeal	kg	0.70		7.2	5.7	3.6	0.63
	flour wheat	kg	1.30		13.5	10.7	9.0	0.84
	fruit juice carton	litre	1.85		19.1	15.2	10.2	0.67
	fruit juice orange mazoe makes 5 litres	litre	1.50		15.5	12.3	8.5	0.69
	gardener per day *		1.00		10.4	8.2	20.0	2.44
	gas LPG	kg	3.4					0.00
	gem squash	kg					10.6	0.00
	insecticide spray can per litre	litre	10.00		103.5	82.0	42.2	0.51
	jam	kg	5.50		56.9	45.1	22.0	0.49
	maid per day *		1.00		10.4	8.2	20.0	2.44
	margarine flora	kg	8.00		82.8	65.6	37.0	0.56
	margarine spar hard	kg	3.50		36.2	28.7	22.0	0.77
	margarine spar soft	kg	5.00		51.8	41.0	31.5	0.77
	matchbox each	each	0.07		0.7	0.5	0.4	0.75
	meat - bacon	kg	10.00		103.5	82.0	0.0	0.00
	meat - chicken frozen	kg	5.20		53.8	42.7	36.0	0.84
	meat - lamb	kg					60	0.00
	meat - Mince	kg	9.50		98.3	77.9	45.0	0.58
	meat - pork	kg					55	0.00
	meat - Tbone Steak	kg	9.50		98.3	77.9	60.0	0.77
	meat - vienna sausages	kg					30	0.00
	milk liquid UHT	litre	1.45		15.0	11.9	8.0	0.67
	milk powdered nestles	kg	16.00		165.6	131.3	80.0	0.61
	oil vegetable cooking	litre	1.80		18.6	14.8	12.0	0.81
	onion	kg	0.98		10.1	8.0	6.8	0.84
	oranges	kg	1.35		14.0	11.1	2.0	0.18
	pasta	kg	4.00		41.4	32.8	22.0	0.67
	peanut butter	kg	4.40	8	45.5	36.1	35.0	0.97
	petrol *	litre	1.00		10.4	8.2	5.0	0.61
	pharma - disprin aspirin (96 off)		8.10		83.8	66.5		0.00
	pharma - Malanova malarial pills (10 off)		1.55		16.0	12.7		0.00
	pilchards tinned	kg					31.4	0.00
	potatoes	kg	0.55		5.7	4.5	7.4	1.63
	rape fresh bunch		0.20		2.1	1.6		0.00
	rice	kg	2.80	3.4	29.0	23.0	11.0	0.48
	salt	kg					5.5	0.00
	sardines tinned	kg					92	0.00
	soap - dishwasher liquid sunlight	litre	4.00		41.4	32.8	19.0	0.58
	soap - toothpaste	litre	11.50	26.5	119.0	94.3	55.0	0.58
	soap bath	kg	8.00		82.8	65.6	24.0	0.37
	soap washing	kg	0.00		0.0	0.0	9.0	0.00
	soap washing powder	kg	4.50	6.4	46.6	36.9	18.5	0.50
	soft drink coke etc 1 litre returnable	litre	1.25		12.9	10.3	5.0	0.49
	soupmix dried	kg					20.5	0.00
	soya chunks	kg					20	0.00
	spinach fresh bunch		0.26		2.7	2.1		0.00
	sugar * unobtainable	kg	0.00		0.0	0.0	5.4	0.00
	Tea 3 leaves low-cost	kg	8.00		82.8	65.6	60.0	0.91
	tea 5 roses teabags	kg	18.00		186.3	147.7	76.0	0.51
	Tea Lipton Yellow Label teabags	kg	25.00		258.8	205.1	0.0	0.00
	tile cleaner mr muscle	litre	3.40		35.2	27.9	19.0	0.68
	toilet roll 2 ply babysoft (each)		1.21		12.5	9.9	4.0	0.41
	tomatoes	kg	0.84		8.7	6.9	12.0	1.73
	tuna tinned	kg					49	0.00
	vegs frozen	kg	6.00		62.1	49.2	22.7	0.46
	water bottled	litre					2	0.00

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Data in Ascending Botswana Price/Zimbabwe Price Sequence...

		ZAR/USD	10.351		BWP/USD	8.204
			USD	USD	ZAR	BWP Zim Prices	BWP Bots Prices	BOTS/ZIM
			avg/min	max
	oranges	kg	1.35		14.0	11.1	2.0	0.18
	butternut	kg	1.40		14.5	11.5	4.0	0.35
	soap bath	kg	8.00		82.8	65.6	24.0	0.37
	floor polish	litre	9.25		95.7	75.9	28.8	0.38
	Boerewoers sausage	kg	10.00		103.5	82.0	32.0	0.39
	bread	kg	3.30		34.2	27.1	11.0	0.41
	toilet roll 2 ply babysoft (each)		1.21		12.5	9.9	4.0	0.41
	biscuits	kg	6.70		69.4	55.0	25.0	0.45
	vegs frozen	kg	6.00		62.1	49.2	22.7	0.46
	rice	kg	2.80	3.4	29.0	23.0	11.0	0.48
	soft drink coke etc 1 litre returnable	litre	1.25		12.9	10.3	5.0	0.49
	jam	kg	5.50		56.9	45.1	22.0	0.49
	carrots	kg	1.40		14.5	11.5	5.7	0.49
	coffee instant with chicory	kg	14.80	26	153.2	121.4	60.0	0.49
	soap washing powder	kg	4.50	6.4	46.6	36.9	18.5	0.50
	insecticide spray can per litre	litre	10.00		103.5	82.0	42.2	0.51
	tea 5 roses teabags	kg	18.00		186.3	147.7	76.0	0.51
	cheese	kg	13.00		134.6	106.7	55.0	0.52
	bread rolls	kg	4.00		41.4	32.8	18.0	0.55
	dogfood	kg	1.30	2	13.5	10.7	6.0	0.56
	margarine flora	kg	8.00		82.8	65.6	37.0	0.56
	meat - Mince	kg	9.50		98.3	77.9	45.0	0.58
	soap - dishwasher liquid sunlight	litre	4.00		41.4	32.8	19.0	0.58
	soap - toothpaste	litre	11.50	26.5	119.0	94.3	55.0	0.58
	bran flakes	kg	7.40		76.6	60.7	36.0	0.59
	bulbs electric	each	0.55		5.7	4.5	2.8	0.61
	diesel *	litre	1.00		10.4	8.2	5.0	0.61
	milk powdered nestles	kg	16.00		165.6	131.3	80.0	0.61
	petrol *	litre	1.00		10.4	8.2	5.0	0.61
	flour maizemeal	kg	0.70		7.2	5.7	3.6	0.63
	pasta	kg	4.00		41.4	32.8	22.0	0.67
	fruit juice carton	litre	1.85		19.1	15.2	10.2	0.67
	milk liquid UHT	litre	1.45		15.0	11.9	8.0	0.67
	tile cleaner mr muscle	litre	3.40		35.2	27.9	19.0	0.68
	fruit juice orange mazoe makes 5 litres	litre	1.50		15.5	12.3	8.5	0.69
	matchbox each	each	0.07		0.7	0.5	0.4	0.75
	bleach domestos	litre	3.00		31.1	24.6	18.5	0.75
	margarine spar hard	kg	3.50		36.2	28.7	22.0	0.77
	margarine spar soft	kg	5.00		51.8	41.0	31.5	0.77
	meat - Tbone Steak	kg	9.50		98.3	77.9	60.0	0.77
	chlorine swim pool 65% chlorine calcium hypochlorite	kg	2.80		29.0	23.0	18.0	0.78
	banana	kg	1.26		13.0	10.3	8.3	0.80
	oil vegetable cooking	litre	1.80		18.6	14.8	12.0	0.81
	beans sugar beans dried	kg	2.80		29.0	23.0	18.9	0.82
	onion	kg	0.98		10.1	8.0	6.8	0.84
	flour wheat	kg	1.30		13.5	10.7	9.0	0.84
	meat - chicken frozen	kg	5.20		53.8	42.7	36.0	0.84
	beans green beans fresh	kg	5.60		58.0	45.9	40.0	0.87
	beans baked beans tinned	kg	1.50	3.75	15.5	12.3	10.7	0.87
	beer	litre	2.70		27.9	22.2	20.0	0.90
	Tea 3 leaves low-cost	kg	8.00		82.8	65.6	60.0	0.91
	peanut butter	kg	4.40	8	45.5	36.1	35.0	0.97
	apples	kg	1.33	2	13.8	10.9	10.6	0.97
	potatoes	kg	0.55		5.7	4.5	7.4	1.63
	tomatoes	kg	0.84		8.7	6.9	12.0	1.73
	gardener per day *		1.00		10.4	8.2	20.0	2.44
	maid per day *		1.00		10.4	8.2	20.0	2.44
	cigarettes 20 *	packet	0.50		5.2	4.1	17.0	4.14