Weekly Inflation Rises Due to Increase in Food Prices, LPG

The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) based inflation for the week ended November 07, 2024, increased by 0.24 percent, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).   

During the week, out of 51 items, prices of 21 (41.18 percent) items increased, 10 (19.61 percent) items decreased, and 20 (39.21 percent) items remained stable. 

During the week, major increase was observed in the prices of LPG (3.37 percent), Eggs (2.70 percent), Potatoes (2.63 percent), Onions (2.61 percent), Mustard Oil (2.36 percent), Tomatoes (1.67 percent), Diesel (1.54 percent), Vegetable Ghee 1Kg (1.49 percent), Cooking Oil 5 Liter (1.35 percent), Pulse Moong (0.93 percent), Petrol (0.56 percent) and Washing Soap (0.47 percent). 

The year on year trend depicts increase of 13.89 percent, Gas Charges for Q1 (570.00 percent), Pulse Gram (80.59 percent), Pulse Moong (40.46 percent), Powdered Milk (25.74 percent), Beef (23.40 percent), Onions (20.87 percent), Shirting (16.35 percent), Garlic (16.06 percent), Cooked Daal (15.36 percent), Mutton (14.02 percent), Ladies Sandal (12.52 percent) and Firewood (12.43 percent). 

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