THE DEPARTMENT of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Tuesday issued a price guide for school supplies ahead of the school year.
In a statement, the agency said the price guide covers specific brands of notebooks, pad paper, pencils, ballpoint pens, crayons, erasers, sharpeners, and rulers.
As of July, prices of notebooks range from P23 to P52, while Grades 1-4 pad paper costs P21 to P28 and intermediate pad paper retails for P31 to P48.75.
Pencils cost P11 to P17, while ballpen prices range from P9.75 to P19, DTI said. Depending on the brand, consumers may buy a box of crayons with eight colors for as low as P12 to as high as P34. A 12-color pack costs P32, while the price of a 16-color pack varies from P24 to P69. — Revin Mikhael D. Ochave
