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Table 4.2. Impact on Poverty of an Increase in Selected Food and Fuel Prices, 2008 (%) (continued) Base
25% increase
Headcount
Poverty gap
Squared poverty gap
Palm oil Urban Rural All
49.6 69.4 62.0
19.8 34.4 29.0
10.5 20.9 17.0
Vegetable oil Urban Rural All
49.6 69.4 62.0
19.8 34.4 29.0
Kerosene Urban Rural All
49.6 69.4 62.0
19.8 34.4 29.0
Source: Authors’ estimation from 2008 ECASEB survey.
50% increase
Poverty gap
Squared poverty gap
Headcount
49.7 69.5 62.1
19.9 34.6 29.1
10.6 21.0 17.1
49.8 69.6 62.2
20.1 34.7 29.3
10.7 21.1 17.2
10.5 20.9 17.0
49.8 69.4 62.1
19.9 34.5 29.1
10.6 20.9 17.1
49.9 69.5 62.2
20.0 34.6 29.1
10.6 21.0 17.1
10.5 20.9 17.0
49.7 69.5 62.1
19.9 34.5 29.1
10.6 21.0 17.1
49.9 69.7 62.3
20.1 34.6 29.2
10.7 21.1 17.2
Headcount
Poverty gap
Squared poverty gap