Pakistan’s weekly inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), increased 0.23% for the week ended September 10, 2026, mainly driven by higher petroleum and essential food prices.

Pakistan’s weekly SPI inflation recorded an increase of 0.23% during the week ended September 10, 2026, as higher prices of petrol, diesel and LPG outweighed declines in several food commodities.

According to the latest weekly SPI data, petrol prices rose 6.18%, while diesel increased 5.49% and LPG climbed 4.32% during the week.

Other notable increases were recorded in pulse mash, up 0.79%; washing soap, 0.49%; wheat flour, 0.47%; and pulse masoor, 0.46%. Prices of mustard oil, cooking oil, rice, vegetable ghee and curd also posted modest increases.

On the other hand, consumers received some relief from falling prices of several perishable food items. Bananas recorded the biggest weekly decline of 7.73%, followed by tomatoes at 5.24%, chicken at 4.22% and onions at 3.72%.

Prices of potatoes fell 1.88%, while eggs, garlic and sugar also became cheaper during the week.

Out of 51 essential commodities monitored, prices of 14 items, or 27.45%, increased, while 10 items, or 19.61%, decreased. Prices of the remaining 27 items, representing 52.94%, remained unchanged.

On a year-on-year basis, the SPI increased 8.62%, highlighting continued inflationary pressure on household budgets.

The sharpest annual increase was recorded in onion prices, which surged 125.52%, followed by LPG at 55.42%, diesel at 45.26% and petrol at 39.10%. Wheat flour prices also rose 30.18% compared with the corresponding period last year.

Electricity charges for Q1 increased 25.24%, while prices of chilli powder, mutton, beef, bananas, fresh milk and plain bread also recorded notable annual gains.

Meanwhile, several commodities remained significantly cheaper than a year ago. Potato prices declined 35.21%, followed by chicken at 24.30%, sugar at 20.88%, eggs at 19.95% and tomatoes at 17.65%.