00:00The Department of Trade and Industry, or DTI, has released a price guide for school supplies
00:05as the new school year approaches.
00:07The suggested retail price, or SRP, for notebook ranges from $11.80 to $52, while pad paper
00:16for grade 1 to 4 varies from $9.50 to $61.
00:22Intermediate pad paper is priced between $13.80 to $48.75, writing
00:29materials like pencils and ballpens range from $11.00 to $33.00 and $3.00 to $33.00
00:37respectively.
00:38Other school items in the price guide include a box of crayons with eight colors, sharpeners,
00:44rulers and erasers.
00:46Meanwhile, according to DTI, over 68% of the listed items maintained the same prices as
00:52last year, while 24% saw a price increase.
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