Weekly inflation rises 0.29%, driven by a 54.18% increase in tomato prices, while LPG records the highest annual increase at 114.88%.

ISLAMABAD, November 6, 2026: Pakistan’s Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based inflation increased by 12.31% year-on-year (YoY) for the week ended November 5, 2026, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).

On a week-on-week (WoW) basis, the SPI rose by 0.29%, reflecting higher prices of several essential commodities.

The PBS data showed that tomato prices recorded the highest weekly increase of 54.18%, followed by LPG at 3.72%, potatoes at 2.07%, eggs at 1.17% and garlic at 1.06%.

Prices of firewood, salt powder, bread, fresh milk and curd also increased during the week.

However, petrol prices declined by 4.20%, while diesel fell by 2.97%. Other commodities recording decreases included gram pulse, bananas, onions, powdered milk, chicken, sugar and wheat flour.

Out of 51 essential commodities monitored, prices of 21 items increased, 10 decreased and 20 remained unchanged.

On an annual basis, LPG recorded the highest increase of 114.88%, followed by tomatoes at 78.89%, electricity for the lowest consumption category at 52.38%, diesel at 39.27% and petrol at 36.34%.

Wheat flour prices increased by 33.95% year-on-year, while chicken became 31.81% more expensive.

Meanwhile, potatoes, eggs and sugar recorded annual price declines of 37.24%, 27.59% and 25.03%, respectively.