Sensitive Price Indicator inflation up 1.37%

Bureau of Statistics Releases A Weekly Inflation Report

ISLAMABAD: The overall Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended September 9 recorded an increase of 1.37 per cent, compared with the previous week, the latest data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Friday. The weekly SPI with base year 2015/16=100 is covering 17 urban centres and 51 essential … Read more

Readymade clothing exports rise by 9.83%

Readymade Clothing

The exports of Readymade clothing in the first month of Final Year 2021-22 raised by 9.83 percent as compared to the exports of the consistent period of last year.

Throughout the period from July 21, Ready-made garments cost US $ 301,188 thousand too were  exported in the present financial year as compared to the exports of valuing the US $ 274,237 of the similar period of last year.

As per the data out by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, the exports of Bed wear were improved by 8.28%, worth the US $ 263,343 were exported as compared to the US $ 243,198 of the similar time last year.

Whereas further textile supplies exports improved by 17.98% of worth US $57,537 were exported in the present fiscal year as compared to the exports of valuing the US $48,769 of the similar time of last year.

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Petroleum group, coal exports surge 252.96%

ISLAMABAD: The exports of the petroleum group and coal during the first month of FY 2021/22 grew 252.96 per cent, compared with the exports of the corresponding period of the last year. During the period from July 21, the petroleum group and coal worth $29,405 were exported, compared with the exports of $8,331 during the … Read more

Large-Scale Manufacturing grows 37% in May, 14.56% in 11 months

ISLAMABAD: The Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) production grew 36.84 per cent on a year-on-year basis during the month of May 2021, compared with the corresponding period of the last year, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Wednesday. The LSM Quantum Index Number (QIM) was recorded at 139.55 points during May 2021 against 101.98 points … Read more

Punjab: 2% Quota Of Jobs Allocated For Transgender People

Ehsaas Kafalat Program To Benefit Transgender Community In Pakistan

The Department of Local Government and Community Development (LG&CD) has decided to allocate a 2% quota of vacancies in its various departments for transgender people. The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics has recently released the results of the 2017 census of people and households, according to which the total population of the country is 207.68 million, … Read more

0.50% increase in Weekly inflation: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics

Weekly Inflation

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

Govt Initiates Drastic Measures To Control Inflation In Country

Inflation

The National Price Control Committee has taken steps to control inflation, as per the directions of Prime Minister Imran Khan. The Prime Minister will chair the Price Control Committee meeting four times a month to ensure the supply of food items at government rates. It has also been decided to create cheap markets on a … Read more

Bureau of Statistics Releases A Weekly Inflation Report

Bureau of Statistics Releases A Weekly Inflation Report

The Bureau of Statistics released a weekly inflation report according to which Inflation rises to 2.41% in one week. According to the report of the Bureau of Statistics, inflation has increased by 2.41% in one week while the prices of 25 essential items have increased during this period. The report stated that prices of 5 … Read more

Pakistan’s Food Import Bill Increases By Whopping 52pc

Pakistan's Food Import Bill Increases By Whopping 52pc

The food import bill in the first seven months of 2020-2019 stood at $4.64 billion with an increase of 51.9 per cent over the previous year following increased in the trade deficit more than expected. According to the data compiled by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the share of food items in the total … Read more

Pakistan services trade deficit contracted by 42.41 percent

Pakistan

The services trade deficit of Pakistan has contracted by 42.41 percent during the first half of the current fiscal year (2020-21). According to the latest data by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) as compared to the corresponding period of the last fiscal year, services trade deficit of the country contracted by 42.41 percent. The … Read more

January Inflation Eases To 5.65% In Country: Bureau Of Statistics

January Inflation Eases To 5.65% In Country: Bureau Of Statistics

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has said that the inflation rate in January fell to 5.65% from 8% in the previous month. The fall in prices of vegetables, pulses, eggs and chicken helped lower the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the bureau said in a statement. The statement said that Urban CPI recorded a decline … Read more

“Urban CPI based inflation increased by 5 percent,” PBS data reveals

Consumer Price Index

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based monthly inflation reduced to 5.7 percent on year-on-year (YoY) basis during the month of January 2021. According to the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the CPI for the month of December 2020 was 8 percent. On month-on-month (MoM) basis, it decreased by 0.2% in January as compared … Read more

Trade deficit narrows to $23 billion

Trade

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics has released trade figures for 2019-20, which show that the trade deficit has narrowed to 23 billion. That’s 10 billion less than last year’s 31 billion trade deficit. Between July 2019 and June 2020, the trade deficit decreased by 27.11%. In one year, the trade deficit stood at  23.18 billion, … Read more

Pakistan earns $264.254 million from travel services’ export

Pakistan export

Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) said Pakistan earned $264.254 million by providing different travel services in various countries during the first half of current financial year 2019-20. This shows growth of 29.49 percent as compared to $204.070 million same services were provided during the corresponding period of fiscal year 2018-19, PSB added. During the period … Read more