Pakistan’s Sensitive Price Index (SPI) recorded a weekly inflation rise of 0.53%, primarily driven by the increasing prices of chicken and cooking oil.
Weekly Price Changes
According to the latest SPI data, prices of several essential commodities increased during the week:
- Chicken: +20.33%
- Tomatoes: +12.03%
- Bananas: +2.32%
- LPG: +1.97%
- Potatoes: +1.08%
- Cooking Oil (5L): +0.38%
- Shirting Fabric: +0.36%
- Lentil Masoor: +0.33%
- Firewood & Beef: +0.26% each
- Mutton: +0.07%
Meanwhile, notable decreases were observed in the prices of:
- Onions: -6.65%
- Lentil Chana: -2.61%
- Salt Powder: -1.80%
- Gur (Jaggery): -1.78%
- Sugar: -1.07%
- Wheat Flour: -0.69%
- Lentil Mash: -0.66%
- Lentil Moong: -0.27%
Overall during the week, 15 essential items became more expensive, 12 items became cheaper, and 24 remained stable.
Annual Inflation Trend
On a year-on-year basis, overall inflation increased by 4.15%, driven by a sharp rise in prices of multiple key items:
- Women’s Sandals: +55.62%
- Sugar: +40.25%
- Gas Charges (First Quarter): +29.85%
- Wheat Flour: +18.70%
- Gur: +16.47%
- Beef: +14.29%
- Firewood: +12.23%
- Bananas: +11.71%
- Vegetable Ghee (2.5 kg): +10.93%
- Diesel: +9.29%
- Cooking Oil (5L): +8.43%
- Mutton: +8.16%
At the same time, significant annual declines were recorded in:
- Garlic: -36.29%
- Lentil Chana: -29.89%
- Electricity Charges (Q1): -26.26%
- Tomatoes: -23.01%
- Potatoes: -22.46%
- Branded Tea: -17.79%
- Lentil Mash: -15.35%
- LPG: -11.00%
- Lentil Masoor: -5.40%
- Rice (IRRI 6/9): -3.02%
