Jul 8

Pakistan records 33.66% rise in prices of essential items

KARACHI: Pakistan has recorded a massive increase of 33.66 per cent in prices of essential items by week ended July 06, 2022 when compared with same week last year, according to official data released on Friday. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) said that the inflation based on Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) recorded 33.66 per cent […]

by Faisal Shahnawaz

Prices of essential items surge by 28% in Pakistan

Jun 18

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Prices of essential items surge by 28% in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The prices of essential items have recorded 28 per cent increase Year on Year (YoY) by week ended June 16, 2022, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) said on Friday. The surge in prices have been seen following the massive increase in prices of petroleum products by the government during last three rounds: first on […]

by Mrs. Anjum Shahnawaz

Prices of essential items rise by 20% on first POL rate jump

Jun 3

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Prices of essential items rise by 20% on first POL rate jump

ISLAMABAD: The prices of essential items recorded an increase of 20 per cent owing to first jump in petroleum prices announced a week ago, official documents revealed on Friday. The inflation based on Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) has increased by 20.04 per cent on year on year basis by week ended June 02, 2022, according […]

by Mrs. Anjum Shahnawaz

Pakistan’s headline inflation up by 13.8% in May 2022

Jun 1

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Pakistan’s headline inflation up by 13.8% in May 2022

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s headline inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 13.8 per cent in May 2022 on Year on Year (YoY) basis as compared with 13.4 per cent in the previous month, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) said on Wednesday. The latest inflation number is also higher when compared with 10.9 per cent […]

by Mrs. Anjum Shahnawaz

Pakistan’s sensitive price inflation jumps up 18%

Feb 18

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Pakistan’s sensitive price inflation jumps up 18%

ISLAMABAD: The inflation based on Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) jumped up by 18 per cent by week ended February 17, 2022 as compared with the same week a year ago. According to data released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday, the year on year trend depicts an increase of 18.09 per cent, in […]

by Mrs. Anjum Shahnawaz

Prices of essential items surge by 19.5% in Pakistan

Dec 18

Finance

Prices of essential items surge by 19.5% in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The prices of essential items have surged by 19.5 per cent during past one year by week ended December 16, 2021, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) said. The year on year trend depicts increase of 19.49 per cent when compared with the week ended December 17, 2020. READ MORE: Headline inflation surges by 11.5% […]

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

SPI inflation rises by 11.28 percent YoY basis

Oct 9

Finance

SPI inflation rises by 11.28 percent YoY basis

ISLAMABAD: The inflation based on sensitive price indicator (SPI) has increased by 11.28 percent Year on Year by week ended October 08, 2020, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) said on Friday. The PBS computes SPI on weekly basis to assess the price movements of essential commodities at shorter interval of time so as to review […]

by Mrs. Anjum Shahnawaz