Islamabad March 30 2024: Pakistan household prices measured by the SPI for the current week ended on March 28, 2024 decreased by 0.09 percent.
This marks the second consecutive drop in household prices during the month of Ramzan, as prices dropped by 1.13 percent in the previous week.
Major decrease is observed in the prices of Tomatoes (12.04 percent), Wheat Flour (3.80 percent), Garlic (2.59 percent), LPG (2.42 percent), Onions (1.74 percent), Potatoes (1.07 percent), Bananas (0.77 percent), Pulse Gram (0.57 percent) and Sugar (0.49 percent). ii. On the other hand, increase is observed in the prices of Chicken (4.92 percent), Eggs (1.61 percent), Shirting (0.56 percent) and Rice Irri 6/9 (0.15 percent).
During the week, out of 51 items, prices of 04 (7.84 percent) items increased, 18 (35.30 percent) items decreased and 29 (56.86 percent) items remained stable.
The year on year trend depicts increase of 29.41 percent, Gas Charges for Q1 ( 570.00 percent), Chilies Powder (86.05 percent), Onions (78.98 percent), Gents Sponge Chappal (58.05 percent), Gents Sandal (53.37 percent), Garlic (52.20 percent), Gur (37.70 percent), Chicken (37.57 percent), Salt Powder (33.29 percent), Sugar (31.56 percent), Energy Saver (29.83 percent) and Pulse Mash (27.09 percent) while decrease is observed in the prices of Cooking Oil 5 Litre (20.50 percent), Bananas (20.20 percent), Vegetable Ghee 2.5 Kg (17.87 percent), Vegetable Ghee 1 Kg (17.72 percent), Mustard Oil (14.02 percent), Diesel (2.47 percent), Wheat Flour (0.27 percent) and Cigarettes (0.06 percent).
