COST OF FOOD IN ARAD AND TIMISOARA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006700100010-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 21, 2000
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: January 19, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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25X1A (FORMATION REPORT CD NO.
SUBJECT Cost of Food in Arad
and '.Cirri s oara
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1. The large numbers of Soviet troops stationed in Arad and Timisoara has
resulted in a considerable incr6e.3e in the cost of food in those cities
during the past year,
20 Prices in lei of food staples in Arad, Timisoara and Bucharest at the
present time are as follows:
Production .
Unit
Arad
Flour
kilogram
125
125-130
100-110
Butter
kilogram.
800
900
900
Eggs
each
22
25
20-22
Beef (black market)
kilograu
160
160
180
Pork (black market)
kilogra;;~
240
240
220
Pork: on the hoof
kilogram
135
135
100.120
Sunflower seed oil
liter
320
300
250
Lard
kilogram
380
380
340
Onions
kilogram
70
75
45
Potatoes
kilop:tyem
25
30
25
3. Other food products sold in .tats stores
some prices as in Buoharest;.
in Arad and Timisoara bring the
This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL In accordance with the
1978 from the
letter of 16 October
Director of Central intelligence to the
Archivist of the United States.
Next Review Date: 2008
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