The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based weekly inflation increased by 0.47 percent during the week ended on May 14, 2026 for the combined consumption group, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported Friday.
According to PBS data, SPI for the week under review rose to 358.71 points as compared to 357.04 points recorded in the previous week. On year-on-year basis, the SPI increased by 14.52 percent.
The weekly SPI with base year 2015-16 = 100 covers 17 urban centres and 51 essential items for all expenditure groups.
The SPI for the lowest consumption group (up to Rs 17,732) increased by 0.39 percent to 335.77 points from 334.45 points.
The SPI for consumption groups of Rs 17,733-22,888; Rs 22,889-29,517; Rs 29,518-44,175; and above Rs 44,175 increased by 0.42 percent, 0.39 percent, 0.44 percent and 0.52 percent, respectively.
During the week, out of 51 items, prices of 23 items (45.10 percent) increased, 09 items (17.65 percent) decreased, while 19 items (37.25 percent) remained stable.
Major increase was observed in the prices of tomatoes which rose by 22.13 percent, followed by wheat flour 4.94 percent, diesel 3.76 percent, petrol 3.73 percent, onions 2.98 percent, bananas 1.93 percent, potatoes 0.74 percent, curd 0.54 percent, fresh milk 0.48 percent and sugar by 0.46 percent.
On the other hand, prices of chicken declined by 6.34 percent, followed by eggs 3.83 percent, garlic 2.20 percent, LPG 1.23 percent, pulse mash 0.63 percent, pulse gram 0.37 percent, pulse masoor 0.28 percent and pulse moong by 0.18 percent.
On year-on-year basis, the SPI for the week under review increased by 14.52 percent compared to the corresponding week of last year. During the period, major increase was recorded in the prices of petrol by 64.23 percent, diesel 61.61 percent, wheat flour 57.56 percent, electricity charges for Q1 52.58 percent, onions 50.06 percent, LPG 48.34 percent and tomatoes by 40.66 percent. Prices of mutton, chilies powder, garlic, beef and bananas also increased.
Meanwhile, prices of potatoes declined by 43.07 percent, pulse gram by 21.33 percent, chicken by 20.67 percent, eggs by 18.22 percent, sugar by 15.04 percent, salt powder by 13.26 percent, pulse masoor by 12.24 percent and pulse moong by 2.03 percent over the same period of last year, PBS reported.