Islamabad December 10 2021: The SPI for the current week ended on 09th December, 2021 recorded a decrease of 0.07%.
SPI drop by 0.67% and 0.48% during the pervious two weeks.
Decrease in the prices of Tomatoes (13.37%), Chicken (10.59%), Potatoes (4.48%), LPG (2.96%), Sugar (1.03%), Gur (0.51%), Wheat Flour (0.46%), Mustard Oil (0.27%) and Eggs (0.26%), was observed with joint impact of (-0.80%) into the overall SPI for combined group of (-0.07%).
On the other hand, increase observed in the prices of Bananas (3.34%), Pulse Masoor (3.29%), Pulse Gram (2.83%), Pulse Mash (2.78%), Pulse Moong (2.32%), Washing Soap (2.19%), Onions (1.65%) and Match Box(1.17%).
During the week, out of 51 items, prices of 19 (37.25%) items increased 09 (17.65%) items decreased and 23 (45.10%) items remained stable.
The year on year trend depicts increase of 18.58%, in Electricity for Q1 (75.32%), LPG (65.43%), Cooking Oil 5 litre (61.26%), Vegetable Ghee 1 Kg (58.14%), Mustard Oil (55.29%), Vegetable Ghee 2.5 Kg (55.25%), Washing Soap (45.85%), Petrol (44.35%), Diesel (34.93%), Gents Sandal (33.37%) and Chilies Powdered (33.00%),while major decrease observed in the prices of Onions (31.99%), Tomatoes (27.61%), Pulse Moong (25.03%),
Potatoes (17.64%), Chicken (12.80%) and Eggs (6.28%).
