Table 9.04 : Retail Prices of selected Agricultural Crops from 1980-81 to 2005-06
													(Taka/Kg)
	Year	Fine Rice	Med.Rice	C. Rice	Potato	Lentil	Khesari	Tomato	Onion	Garlic	Ginger	Chilli	Oil(R&M)
	1980-81	6.42	5.74	5.08	3.59	11.23	7.65	4.25	4.54	17.77	18.59	32.67	33.35
	1981-82	6.41	5.69	5.09	3.54	11.16	7.68	4.25	9.81	17.77	18.59	32.29	31.57
	1982-83	6.79	7.76	7.06	2.76	12.08	7.63	4.31	6.89	15.28	13.08	17.52	31.12
	1983-84	9.11	8.40	7.80	4.01	12.56	9.05	4.78	5.73	11.28	12.01	37.32	42.21
	1984-85	10.27	9.60	8.73	4.04	12.08	7.57	6.14	8.90	7.16	10.87	45.61	44.49
	1985-86	9.95	9.28	8.39	4.65	16.74	8.52	10.04	7.96	20.52	13.58	23.15	40.92
	1986-87	12.92	11.05	10.01	6.57	20.62	12.38	9.39	8.02	42.54	22.30	33.84	45.31
	1987-88	13.72	12.26	10.91	7.12	22.18	11.43	10.17	14.05	52.30	29.22	48.19	45.62
	1988-89	13.83	12.26	10.93	7.60	23.21	12.97	13.36	12.43	28.17	26.08	42.04	47.75
	1989-90	12.96	12.07	10.68	8.10	25.11	18.71	13.36	10.29	25.50	25.34	40.19	51.88
	1990-91	14.02	12.85	11.68	6.42	27.97	17.55	11.50	18.49	39.20	22.56	59.22	53.62
	1991-92	14.68	13.55	12.25	6.34	28.87	14.82	15.29	13.38	33.32	19.13	84.00	58.63
	1992-93	13.39	12.35	11.04	7.37	29.13	15.81	11.30	10.19	24.09	20.53	41.27	58.96
	1993-94	14.04	12.53	11.36	8.17	27.94	17.57	18.06	14.08	34.59	31.47	54.82	58.48
	1994-95	15.25	12.85	11.85	8.50	28.25	17.85	16.50	15.25	35.25	32.00	55.25	61.52
	1995-96	15.84	13.15	12.12	8.55	32.00	18.25	17.85	12.75	40.50	28.50	61.28	65.00
	1996-97	16.01	13.45	12.54	7.95	36.25	18.55	19.25	14.56	48.25	31.25	72.50	62.50
	1997-98	17.01	14.11	12.75	8.75	38.12	19.20	20.12	18.25	55.48	26.50	85.25	61.52
	1998-99	18.70	16.69	15.54	8.14	38.37	17.06	21.02	27.50	37.09	42.22	78.30	62.50
	1999-00	17.85	15.31	13.85	9.46	39.43	18.70	22.24	19.15	39.02	43.18	64.32	63.25
	2000-01	17.13	14.19	12.20	6.67	36.75	17.36	13.10	17.97	37.06	35.04	53.59	52.36
	2001-02	19.38	16.46	14.64	7.15	42.84	20.89	23.72	19.14	42.22	27.28	64.21	62.52
	2002-03	21.25	18.00	15.50	10.00	43.50	22.00	25.50	25.00	45.00	30.00	72.00	65.00
	2003-04	19.39	15.85	14.05	9.73	41.50	21.54	12.55	19.00	33.00	46.74	84.38	67.85
	2004-05	22.09	17.12	15.48	7.84	44.27	20.56	18.15	16.26	30.75	61.00	78.94	69.53
	2005-06	23.04	18.47	16.61	10.62	51.25	25.99	33.18	22.34	50.39	54.39	66.46	69.48
	Source: Department of Agricultural Marketing(DAM)