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Jordanians suffer high prices during Ramadan

STORY: Jordanians suffer high prices during Ramadan DATELINE: April 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the local market of Amman 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): HELMI ALZABEN, Shopper 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): KHALIL EL-HAJ TAWFIQ, Chairman of Amman Chamber of Commerce STORYLINE: Rising food prices in Jordan are overshadowing the spiritual atmosphere of the holy month of Ramadan. Helmi Alzaben, a Jordanian who shopped for Ramadan, said his only solution to counter the constantly rising food prices is to reduce spending. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HELMI ALZABEN, Shopper "Prices have gone up a lot compared with before. So I searched the market, compared prices, and bought cheaper goods. I also try to reduce the quantities, especially cooking oil, meat and milk, as their prices have risen dramatically. I may never buy some items if their prices keep rising. However, my income has not increased for many years." Khalil El-Haj Tawfiq, chairman of Amman Chamber of Commerce, said

Jordanians suffer high prices during Ramadan

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