Karachi October 28 2022: Pakistan household inflation measured by the SPI, for the current week ended on 27th October, 2022 recorded an increase of 4.13%, according to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
Major increase is observed in the prices of food items, Salt Powder (2.57%), Tea Lipton (1.89%), Rice IRRI-6/9 (1.24) and Garlic (1.04%), non-food items, Electricity Q1 (89.34%), Energy Saver (1.57%) and Firewood (1.31%).
On the other hand major decrease is observed in the prices of Tomatoes (3.77%), Onions (2.97%), Pulse Masoor (2.50%), Chicken (1.86%), Pulse Gram (1.35%), Gur (1.09%), Pulse Mash (0.84%), LPG (0.72%) and Potatoes (0.47%).
During the week, out of 51 items, prices of 21 (41.18%) items increased, 16 (31.37%) items decreased and 14 (27.45%) items remained stable
The year on year trend depicts an increase of 30.68%, Onions (177.37%), Tomatoes (84.17%), Diesel (74.51%), Pulse Gram (64.73%), Petrol (62.75%), Cooking Oil 5 litre (55.13%), Washing Soap (54.97%), Pulse Moong (54.19%), Pulse Masoor (52.33%), Vegetable Ghee 2.5 Kg (52.31%), Gents Sponge Chappal (52.21%), Mustard Oil (50.97%), Pulse Mash (50.08%) and Vegetable Ghee 1 Kg (49.44%), while decrease observed in the prices of Chillies Powder (41.85%), Sugar (16.45%) and Gur (5.01%).
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