Pakistan’s annual inflation rate accelerated to 7% in February 2026, marking its highest level since October 2024 as electricity price hikes and mounting global risks added pressure to household budgets. Data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics showed the consumer price index (CPI) rose 6.98% year-on-year in February, up from 5.8% in January and […]
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SPI inflation rises 4.26% amid rising pulses and meat prices
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), rose 4.26 percent year-on-year in the week ending February 12, driven mainly by higher prices for pulses and meat, according to official data released on Friday. Read More: Weekly inflation declines by 0.59% The SPI-based inflation has been on an upward trend for 28 consecutive weeks. […]
SPI inflation rises 4.52pc amid higher food prices
ISLAMABAD: Short-term inflation, measured through the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), rose 4.52 per cent year-on-year in the week ending January 29, largely driven by higher retail prices of tomatoes, pulses and other essential food items, official data showed on Friday. Read More: Weekly inflation falls by 0.03% According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, SPI inflation has […]
Weekly inflation rises as flour and pulses become costlier
Weekly inflation in Pakistan rose on a year-on-year basis in the week ending January 22, driven mainly by higher retail prices of wheat flour and pulses, according to official data released on Friday. Short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), increased 4.18 per cent compared to the same week last year. The SPI […]
Weekly inflation rises 3.8% amid surge in food and fuel prices
ISLAMABAD: Short-term inflation in Pakistan, measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), increased 3.87 per cent year-on-year in the week ending January 15, driven mainly by rising prices of tomatoes and LPG cylinders. Read More: Rising prices push Pakistan’s weekly inflation up 0.73% Official data released on Friday showed that SPI-based inflation has trended upward for 24 […]
UK food and shop prices inflation rises at end of 2025
LONDON: Food prices and overall shop prices inflation in the UK picked up in December 2025, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC), as retailers faced rising costs. Annual shop price inflation rose to 0.7%, slightly above November’s 0.6% increase, while food inflation climbed to 3.3% from 3.0% the previous month. Prices of non-food items […]
Pakistan’s short-term inflation rises 3.75% amid food price surge
ISLAMABAD: Short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), rises 3.75 per cent year-on-year in the week ending December 18, driven by higher retail prices of edible oil, meat, and other essential commodities. The SPI has shown an upward trend for 20 consecutive weeks, mainly due to surges in perishable goods, chicken, pulses, LPG […]
SPI-based inflation rises 4.32%
ISLAMABAD – Short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), rose 4.32 per cent year-on-year in the week ending November 27, driven by higher prices of edible oil, perishable food items, and energy products, official data showed on Friday. This marks the 17th consecutive week of upward movement in SPI-based inflation. Read More: Rising prices […]
Weekly inflation rises as tomato prices soar 57%
Pakistan recorded a 0.07% rise in weekly inflation, bringing the annual rate to 3.53%, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics reported. Prices of 16 essential items increased last week, with tomatoes seeing the sharpest rise at 57.03%. Garlic and sugar prices also climbed 2.6% and 2.23%, while bananas and tea increased 0.72% and 0.59%, respectively. Beef, […]
Weekly inflation rises 4.15% as edible oil, sugar prices climb
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), rose 4.15 percent year-on-year in the week ending Nov 13, driven largely by higher retail prices of edible oil and sugar, official data showed on Friday. The SPI has recorded upward momentum for 15 consecutive weeks, mainly due to price surges in perishable items […]