ISLAMABAD: The weekly inflation, measured by Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), witnessed an increase of 0.96 percent for the combined consumption group during the week ended on March 16, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Friday. The SPI for the week under review in the above-mentioned group was recorded at 246.22 points as compared … Read more
KARACHI: The headline inflation in January 2023 increased 27.6 per cent, which is the highest since May 1975. Fahad Rauf, head of Equity Research at Ismail Iqbal Securities, said that the inflation in January 2023 is the highest reading since May 1975. Earlier on Wednesday, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported headline inflation based … Read more
The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended July 14, Recorded an increase of 0.01 percent due to an increase in the prices of food items. The SPI went up from 200.53 percent last week to 200.55 percent. The items registered a decrease in prices. The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week finished … Read more
High prices have been witnessed according to analysts. The inflation rate is likely to rise up to 16.5 per cent in the coming fiscal year. SBP has increased the policy points to 400 in 2022. KARACHI: The prices of essential items for the week ended June 16, 2022 have witnessed the highest increase in over … Read more
KARACHI: The global wave of inflation has hit Pakistan hard. The low-income segment of the society has particularly been affected by the sharp rise in the prices of basic kitchen items. The average inflation based on the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) increased 18.09 per cent on a year-on-year basis by the week ended February 18, … Read more
KARACHI: The headline inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) hit two-year high of 13 per cent in January 2022. The CPI inflation general increased by 13 per cent on year-on-year basis in January 2022, as compared to an increase of 12.3 per cent in the previous month and 5.7 per cent in January 2021, … Read more
KARACHI: The headline or food inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has increased to a 22-month high of 12.3 per cent in December 2021, according to the inflation numbers released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Saturday. The CPI inflation rose 12.3 per cent on a year-on-year basis in December 2021, … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The government is taking all possible measures to ensure smooth supply of essential commodities throughout the country, a senior official said. Presiding over the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) meeting, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin expressed satisfaction on the prices of commodities in Sasta Bazaars in Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended December 2, 2021 for the combined consumption group, witnessed a decrease of 0.48 per cent, compared with the previous week, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported. The SPI for the week under review in the abovementioned group was recorded at 167.36 points against … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prices of various food items witnessed a declining trend during the week ended July 29, 202, compared with the previous week, according to the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday. Prices of chicken slid 18.35 per cent, whereas the price of bananas declined 1.32 per … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prices of various kitchen items registered a significant decline during the week ended July 8, 2021, compared with the previous week, according to the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday. The data revealed that prices of chicken witnessed a decline of 12.97 per cent, whereas … Read more
KARACHI: With significant signs of economic recovery, the government would continue to follow the positive reforms momentum to boost the competitiveness of the country’s economy and lay a strong foundation for a more robust, inclusive and sustainable recovery. “Pakistan has shown significant signs of economic recovery with fast resumption of economic dynamism,” according to the … Read more
KARACHI: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has asked the provincial governments to mobilize their teams for the provision of relief to the masses by strictly monitoring the price movement in the markets. Chairing the meeting of the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC), the finance minister directed the Ministry of Industries and Production to pass on the … Read more
The weekly inflation has increased in the country by 0.50%, in comparison with last week, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) stated in a report released on Friday. The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) result is based on weekly inflation of the combined consumption group, for the end of the week on May 06, said the … Read more
