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Press Release

in-depth reports and visual analytics, which enhances its significance as a strategic digital tool in
the government’s efforts to mitigate inflation and stabilize consumer prices.

The launch of the platform follows the implementation of the new pricing policy in the beginning
of this year, under Cabinet Resolution No. 120 of 2022 on consumer goods pricing rules and
controls. The policy designates nine essential consumer products-including cooking oil, eggs, dairy
products, rice, sugar, poultry, legumes, bread, and wheat-along with related subcategories, whose
prices cannot be increased without prior approval from the Ministry. Meanwhile, all other goods
and products in the UAE market remain subject to supply and demand dynamics, as well as market
mechanisms.

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