Tomato price near Rs400 as weekly inflation rises
- 03-Oct-2025
ISLAMABAD: The government’s price control mechanism appears to have faltered amid soaring inflation, as the retail price of tomatoes in Islamabad has hit Rs380 per kilogram, ARY News reported on Friday. Tomatoes are now being sold at Rs380 per kg in the federal capital, followed by Rs360 in Rawalpindi, Rs350 in Faisalabad, Rs340 in Lahore, […]
Weekly inflation rises amid surge in sugar, gas prices
- 22-Aug-2025
ISLAMABAD: Short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), increased by 2.3 per cent year-on-year during the week ending August 21, mainly due to higher sugar and gas prices, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Friday. This marks the fifth consecutive weekly rise in SPI-based inflation. On a week-on-week basis, however, the […]
Pakistan’s short-term inflation falls by 0.12pc
- 02-Aug-2024
The weekly inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), witnessed a decrease of 0.12 percent for the combined consumption groups during the week ended on August 1, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Friday. According to the PBS data, the SPI for the week under review in the above-mentioned group was recorded […]
Weekly inflation goes up by 0.17pc
- 10-Feb-2023
ISLAMABAD: The weekly inflation in Pakistan, measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), increased by 0.17% during the week ending February 9, 2023, as per data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). During the week, out of 51 items, prices of 29 (49.02%) items increased, 05 (11.76%) items decreased and 17 (39.22%) items […]
Tomato made Rs23 pricier just this week as inflation spirals record 17.37%
- 12-Nov-2021
KARACHI: The weekly inflation has noted 1.81 per cent increase across the country with 30 essential food items recording an increase to a point that just a kilogram of tomatoes was made Rs23 pricier, ARY News learned citing the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics report. The PBS report noted a record 17.37 pc yearly inflation in […]
SPI records 0.63pc slash in essential commodity prices, notes cheaper poultry
- 28-May-2021
The SPI week ending yesterday noted 16.34 pc inflation on a year-on-year basis with some 12 essential commodities noting a price rise
PBS report shows decline in inflation by 0.23 percent in week
- 04-Dec-2020
During the week, out of 51 commodities, prices of 17 items increased, 13 items decreased and 21 remained constant.
‘SPI consistently in single digit; sugar price reduced by 7.5 pc’
- 04-Dec-2020
Asad Umar said that the reduction in the inflation rate has been sustained now for the past several weeks with SPI consistently in single digit.
Inflation monitoring committee advised to keep in check rising commodity prices
- 23-Nov-2020
"Strictly monitor the difference between retail, wholesale prices in various commodities to ensure availability of the essential items...," Hafeez directed
PBS data reveals surge in weekly inflation by 1.38 pc across Pakistan
- 03-Nov-2020
The year on year trend depicts an increase of 9.68 percent, showed the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data.