Mar 1

Food inflation rural increases by 14.6% in February 2022

ISLAMABAD: Food inflation based on consumer price index (CPI) has increased by 14.6 per cent in February 2022 for people living in rural areas as compared with 11.8 per cent in the previous months, according to data released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the food inflation increased by 14.3 per cent […]

by Mrs. Anjum Shahnawaz

Pakistan’s inflation climbs up 24-month high in January

Feb 1

Finance, Top stories

Pakistan’s inflation climbs up 24-month high in January

ISLAMABAD: The inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Pakistan recorded at 13 per cent or 24-month high in January 2022. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) said on Tuesday, 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 […]

by Mrs. Anjum Shahnawaz

January headline inflation may clock near 13%

Jan 30

Finance, National

January headline inflation may clock near 13%

KARACHI: The headline inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) may clock near 13 per cent for the month of January 2022. Analysts at Arif Habib Limited forecast that January 2022 inflation to settle at 12.97 per cent Year on Year (YoY) compared to 5.65 per cent in January 2021 and 12.28 per cent in […]

by Faisal Shahnawaz

Headline inflation rises by 12.3% in December 2021

Jan 1

Finance, National, Top stories

Headline inflation rises by 12.3% in December 2021

ISLAMABAD: The headline inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) has increased by 12.3 per cent on year-on-year basis in December 2021 as compared to an increase of 11.5 per cent in the previous month and 8.0 per cent in December 2020. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Saturday said that on month-on-month basis, it […]

by Mrs. Anjum Shahnawaz

Headline inflation surges by 11.5% in November 2021

Nov 30

Finance, Top stories

Headline inflation surges by 11.5% in November 2021

ISLAMABAD: The headline inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) has increased by 11.5 per cent on a Year-on-Year (YoY) basis in November 2021, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) said on Tuesday. The CPI for November 2021 increased when compared with 9.2 per cent in the previous month and 8.3 per cent in November […]

by Mrs. Anjum Shahnawaz

Headline inflation increases by 9.2% in October

Nov 1

Finance, Top stories

Headline inflation increases by 9.2% in October

ISLAMABAD: The headline inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) has increased by 9.2 per cent on Year on Year (YoY) basis in October. The CPI inflation was 9.0 per cent in the previous month and 8.9 per cent in October 2020, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) said on Monday. On month-on-month (MoM0 basis, […]

by Faisal Shahnawaz

Pakistan’s September inflation moves up by 9%

Oct 1

Finance

Pakistan’s September inflation moves up by 9%

ISLAMABAD: The headline inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has increased by 9 per cent on year-on-year (YoY) basis in September 2021 as compared to an increase of 8.4 per cent in the previous month and 9.0 per cent in September 2020, according to data released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on […]

by Faisal Shahnawaz

Sep 1

Finance

August inflation increases by 8.4%

KARACHI: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) has increased by 8.4 per cent on year-on-year (YoY) basis in August 2021 as compared to an increase of 8.4 per cent in the previous month and 8.2 per cent in August 2020. The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Wednesday said that on month-on-month basis, it increased by […]

by Hamza Shahnawaz

Headline inflation increases by 8.4% in July

Aug 2

Finance

Headline inflation increases by 8.4% in July

In July 2021, Pakistan experienced a notable shift in inflationary trends, with the headline inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) registering at 8.4 percent year-on-year, down from 9.7 percent in June 2021.

by Mrs. Anjum Shahnawaz

Consumer prices inflate by 9.7 percent in June 2021

Jul 1

Finance

Consumer prices inflate by 9.7 percent in June 2021

ISLAMABAD: The inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) has increased by 9.7 percent on year-on-year basis in June 2021 as compared to an increase of 10.9 per cent in the previous month and 8.6 per cent in June 2020, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) said on Thursday. On month-on-month basis, it decreased by 0.2 […]

by Mrs. Anjum Shahnawaz