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Pakistan’s Headline Inflation Declines to 1.5% in February 2025

March 3, 2025March 3, 2025Shahnawaz Akhter

Islamabad, March 3, 2025 – Pakistan’s headline inflation, measured through the Consumer Price Index (CPI), recorded a decline to 1.5% on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in February 2025, compared to 2.4% in the previous month and a significantly higher 23.1% in February 2024. This decline in headline inflation suggests a notable easing in price pressures, […]

Pakistan’s inflation hits 111-month low at 2.4% in January

February 3, 2025February 3, 2025Shahnawaz Akhter

Islamabad, February 3, 2025 – Pakistan’s headline inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) dropped to 2.4% in January 2025, marking the lowest level in 111 months.

Pakistan Anticipates January Inflation at Around 10-Year Low

January 31, 2025January 31, 2025Shahnawaz Akhter

Karachi, January 31, 2025 – Pakistan’s inflation rate for January 2025 is projected to hit a 10-year low at approximately 2.7%, marking the lowest level since March 2015.

Pakistan’s Inflation Numbers Misleading, Claims Workers Leader

January 4, 2025January 4, 2025Shahnawaz Akhter

Karachi, January 4, 2025 – A leader from the Workers Federation State Bank of Pakistan has raised concerns about the accuracy of the inflation figures being presented by the government, claiming that they do not reflect the true economic conditions faced by the public.

Inflation Eases: Pakistan’s CPI Drops to 80-Month Low

January 1, 2025January 1, 2025Shahnawaz Akhter

Karachi, January 1, 2025 – Pakistan’s headline inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), dropped to an 80-month low of 4.1% year-on-year (YoY) in December 2024. This marks the lowest level since April 2018, when inflation was recorded at 3.96%.

December 2024 Headline Inflation May Hit 80-Month Low

December 31, 2024December 31, 2024Shahnawaz Akhter

Karachi, December 31, 2024 – Headline inflation in Pakistan is expected to decline to 4.7% in December 2024, marking its lowest level in 80 months, analysts at Insight Securities (Pvt) Limited revealed on Tuesday. This significant decrease in inflation reflects the impact of a favorable base effect and a reduction in transport costs due to […]

December Headline Inflation Set to Slow to 4.1%

December 25, 2024December 25, 2024Mrs. Anjum Shahnawaz

KARACHI: Pakistan’s headline inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), is projected to decline to 4.1% in December 2024, marking the lowest level in over six years, according to financial analysts. This significant reduction reflects a promising trend in the country’s economic indicators.

November Inflation in Pakistan Expected to Hit Record Low

November 19, 2024November 19, 2024Shahnawaz Akhter

Karachi, November 19, 2024 – Pakistan’s headline inflation, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), is projected to drop to a 78-month low for November 2024, according to analysts at Topline Securities Limited.

Pakistan’s CPI Inflation Rises to 7.2% in October 2024

November 1, 2024November 1, 2024Shahnawaz Akhter

Islamabad, November 1, 2024 – Pakistan’s headline inflation, as gauged by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), surged to 7.2% on a year-on-year basis in October 2024, up from 6.9% in September. This increase, while marginal, underscores an emerging inflationary trend following the more extreme inflationary environment of 2023, which saw a dramatic 26.8% rise in […]

Headline Inflation Drops to Multi-Year Low of 6.9% in September 2024

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024Shahnawaz Akhter

Karachi, October 1, 2024 – Pakistan’s headline inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), plunged to a multi-year low of 6.9% in September 2024, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Tuesday.

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