500g of bakkwa has risen to over RM100! How many pieces of bakkwa has been “eaten” by inflation in the past five years?

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During the Lunar New Year, slices of tempting meat jerky have become a must-eat delicacy for many people. But did you know that over the past five years, inflation has been quietly "stealing" your meat jerky?

If the price of a 500g pack of jerky (about 8 to 11 slices) is enough for you to buy at least four boxes of 24 cans of soda, would you still eat it?

The cost behind each piece of meat jerky is not small. From raw materials to labor, every link is pushing up the price of meat jerky: the rising prices of pork and sugar, the charcoal needed for charcoal-grilled meat jerky, and the rising water, electricity and labor costs...

In the past, dried meat was considered a luxury item due to its high production cost. It was only consumed during the Chinese New Year, symbolizing the sweetness and abundance of life.

As the times change, our living standards have improved, but in an atmosphere of rising prices, jerky, which originally symbolized affluence, has now become a microcosm of measuring family living costs.

How much has the price of jerky increased in the past five years?

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