Dec 2

Pakistan’s trade deficit widens by 112% to $20.59 billion

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit ballooned by 112 per cent to $20.59 billion during the first five months (July – November) of the current fiscal year 2021/2022, according to official data released on Thursday. The trade deficit was at $9.72 billion in the same months of the last fiscal year, revealed by the data released by […]

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

SPI inflation of essential items climbs up by 18.34%

Nov 19

Finance, National

SPI inflation of essential items climbs up by 18.34%

KARACHI: The inflation based on Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) has increased by 18.34 per cent for the week ended November 18, 2021 over the same week a year ago, according to data issued by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) issued on Friday. The year on year trend depicts increase of 18.34 per cent, LPG […]

by Mrs. Anjum Shahnawaz

Inflation of essential items rises by 17.37% YoY

Nov 12

Finance, National

Inflation of essential items rises by 17.37% YoY

ISLAMABAD: The inflation based on Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) has recorded 17.37 per cent increase Year on Year (YoY) by week ended November 11, 2021, said Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday. The SPI is computed on weekly basis to assess the price movements of essential commodities at shorter interval of time so as […]

by Hamza Shahnawaz

Pakistan’s import bill surges by 65% in four months

Nov 2

Finance, Top stories

Pakistan’s import bill surges by 65% in four months

ISLAMABAD: The import bill of Pakistan surged by 65.15 per cent during the first four months (July – October) of 2021/2022, according to official statistics released on Tuesday. The import bill increased to $25.06 billion during the first four months of the current fiscal year as compared with $15.17 billion in the same period of […]

by Faisal 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 trade deficit doubles in first quarter

Oct 4

Finance

Pakistan’s trade deficit doubles in first quarter

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit has doubled in first quarter (July – September) 2021/2022 owing to sharp increase in import bill, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Monday. The trade deficit has ballooned by 100.62 per cent to $11.66 billion during the first quarter of the current fiscal year as […]

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

Trade deficit balloons 120% to $7.49 billion in two months

Sep 5

Finance

Trade deficit balloons 120% to $7.49 billion in two months

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit ballooned by 120 per cent to $7.49 billion in first two months (July – August) of the current fiscal year. The trade deficit was $3.40 billion in the same months of the last fiscal year, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The exports of the country increased by 27.59 […]

by Mrs. Anjum 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