Could 16, 2025 (MLN): Pakistan’s short-term inflation elevated by 1.03% in comparison with the earlier week, whereas it rose by 1.29% in comparison with the identical interval final yr, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Friday.

Through the week, out of 51 gadgets, costs of 18 (35.29%) gadgets elevated, 12 (23.53%) gadgets decreased and 21 (41.18%) gadgets remained steady.

The SPI for the present week ended on Could 15, 2025 elevated by 1.03%. Main enhance is noticed within the costs of Rooster (15.95%), Eggs (8.34%), Sugar (1.97%), Lengthy Material (1.74%), Powdered Milk (1.59%), Gur (1.48%), Pulse Gram (0.94%), Garden Printed (0.77%), Mutton (0.62%), Cooked Beef (0.49%) and Power Saver (0.31%). 

Alternatively, main lower is noticed within the costs of Tomatoes (5.20%), Garlic (3.45%), Onions (2.57%), Potatoes (1.93%), Tea Lipton (1.14%), LPG (0.90%), Rice Basmati Damaged (0.54%), Vegetable Ghee 2.5 Kg (0.38%) and Vegetable Ghee 1 Kg (0.23%).

The yr on yr pattern depicts enhance of 1.29%, Girls Sandal (55.62%), Rooster (47.22%), Pulse Moong (29.02%), Powdered Milk (24.02%), Sugar (21.87%), Bananas (20.80%), Pulse Gram (20.74%), Beef (18.00%), Vegetable Ghee 2.5 Kg (13.62%), LPG (12.13%), Garden Printed (11.18%) and Firewood (10.44%).

Alternatively, main lower is noticed within the costs of Onions (53.29%), Garlic (33.18%), Potatoes (29.84%), Electrical energy Expenses for Q1 (29.40%), Tomatoes (23.61%), Wheat Flour (21.02%), Tea Lipton (17.93%), Pulse Mash (16.27%), Chilies Powder (12.30%), Petrol (7.43%) and Diesel (6.30%).

The bottom revenue group skilled a weekly enhance of 0.92%, whereas the inflation for the very best revenue group up by 1.03%.

On a yearly foundation, evaluation of SPI change throughout totally different revenue segments confirmed that SPI remained throughout all quantiles ranging between 0.08% and a pair of.23%.

Yearly SPI for the Lowest Earnings Group elevated by 0.42% whereas the very best revenue group elevated by 2.23%.

PBS calculates short-term inflation utilizing the SPI on a weekly foundation to evaluate the value motion of important commodities at shorter interval of time in order to evaluate the value state of affairs within the nation.

SPI includes 51 important gadgets collected from 50 markets in 17 cities of the nation.

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Posted on: 2025-05-16T14:10:36+05:00