ISLAMABAD, Oct 16 (APP):The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based weekly inflation decreased by 0.04 percent during the week ended on October 15, 2026, for the combined consumption group, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported here on Friday.
According to PBS data, the SPI for the week under review decreased to 372.43 points from 372.58 points recorded in the previous week. On a year-on-year basis, the SPI increased by 11.38 percent.
The weekly SPI, with base year 2015-16=100, covers 17 urban centres and 51 essential items for all expenditure groups.
The SPI for the lowest consumption group (up to Rs 17,732) decreased by 0.06 percent to 356.35 points from 356.56.
Likewise, the SPI for consumption groups of Rs 17,733–22,888, Rs 22,889–29,517, Rs 29,518–44,175 and above Rs 44,175 decreased by 0.04 percent, 0.01 percent, 0.02 percent and 0.06 percent respectively.
During the week, out of 51 items, prices of 23 items (45.10 percent) increased, 07 items (13.72 percent) decreased, while 21 items (41.18 percent) remained unchanged.
On a week-on-week basis, the items that witnessed a decrease in prices included Tomatoes (23.05%), Onions (4.90%), Bananas (2.59%), Petrol (0.70%), Rice Basmati Broken (0.65%), Sugar (0.62%) and Gur (0.36%).
On the other hand, increase was observed in the prices of Pulse Gram (4.97%), Wheat Flour (3.36%), Chicken (3.31%), Eggs (0.99%), Pulse Mash (0.98%), Pulse Masoor (0.95%), Firewood (0.69%), Shirting (0.58%), Cooked Daal (0.55%), Diesel (0.47%), LPG (0.42%) and Tea Prepared (0.28%).
On year-on-year basis, major increase is observed in the prices of Onions (75.19%), LPG (68.95%), Electricity for Q1 (58.59%), Petrol (49.60%), Diesel (43.98%), Wheat Flour (35.13%), Chicken (20.77%), Chilies Powder (15.55%), Mutton (14.90%), Beef (12.27%), Bread Plain (9.02%) and Tea Prepared (8.36%).
On the other hand, decrease was observed in the prices of Tomatoes (63.65%), Potatoes (39.93%), Sugar (23.20%), Eggs (19.83%), Salt Powder (14.86%), Pulse Masoor (8.97%), Gur (8.92%) and Pulse Moong (7.83%).
Source: APP (Associated Press of Pakistan)
