Short-term inflation in Pakistan eased by 0.10% to the 27-month low of 16.69% for the week ended on August 22, 2024, compared to the same week of the previous year. According to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), a downturn in the weekly inflation was mainly driven by declining prices of tomatoes … Read more
KARACHI: The weekly inflation gauge, displayed by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), decelerated to a 27-month low and settled at 16.86% in the week ended August 15, 2024 compared to the same week of last year. The inflation rate is the lowest since May 19, 2022. It, however, still remains elevated in double digits, signaling … Read more
KARACHI: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), a weekly inflation gauge, rose 0.30% week-on-week in the wake of a hike in food prices, reversing the deceleration seen in the prior week. According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the rate of inflation increased 17.96% in the week ended August 8, 2024 compared to the same … Read more
Short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), declined by 0.12% for the week ended on August 01, 2024. This is the first decline in SPI-based inflation in the past five weeks due to a fall in food and energy prices. On a year-on-year (YoY) basis, SPI recorded 18.41% compared to the corresponding week … Read more