Tag: inflation

Islamabad, January 16, 2026 – The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has reported a 0.25% increase in weekly inflation for the week ended January 15, 2026, compared with the previous week. The rise is measured through the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), which tracks short-term price movements of essential commodities across the country.

Islamabad, January 2, 2026 – Pakistan weekly inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), eased by 0.67% during the week ending January 1, 2026, largely due to a drop in petrol and diesel prices, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).

Karachi, December 31, 2025 – Analysts at Arif Habib Limited have projected that Pakistan’s headline inflation for December 2025 is likely to ease to 5.8% year-on-year (YoY), down from 6.2% YoY in November 2025, though it remains above last year’s 4.1% YoY in November 2024.

Karachi, November 27, 2025: Pakistan’s Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation is projected to rise to around 7% in November 2025, driven primarily by increasing food prices, analysts said on Thursday.

Islamabad, November 21, 2025 – Pakistani households are feeling the pinch as the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based weekly inflation registered a modest increase, primarily fueled by a significant hike in the prices of essential kitchen commodities.

Islamabad, November 7, 2025 – The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday reported that the country’s weekly inflation—measured through the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)—declined by 0.59% for the week ending November 6, 2025.

Islamabad, October 17, 2025 – The weekly inflation rate in Pakistan, measured through the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), increased by 0.49% over the previous week, mainly driven by a sharp rise in tomato prices, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday.

Islamabad, October 10, 2025 — The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has reported a slight increase in weekly inflation, primarily driven by rising food prices across the country.