According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), weekly inflation decreased by 0.65% and decelerated to 1.9% on a year-on-year (YoY) basis.
For the week ending January 9, the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) stood at 323.97 points, down from 326.10 points in the previous week.
Out of 51 monitored items:
- Prices of 18 items increased, 10 decreased, and 23 remained stable.
Items with Decreased Prices
- Tomatoes: 31.40%
- Potatoes: 10.36%
- Eggs: 5.96%
- Gram Pulse: 1.64%
- Onions: 0.87%
Items with Increased Prices
- Moong Pulse: 2.56%
- Cooking Oil: 1.56%
- Sugar: 1.23%
- Chicken: 0.80%
- Vegetable Ghee: 0.61%
Year-on-Year Price Changes
- Decline: Onions (36.25%), Wheat Flour (36.17%), Eggs (24.07%)
- Rise: Ladies’ Sandals (75.09%), Potatoes (58.76%), Gram Pulse (42.11%)
