Islamabad August 5 2022: The SPI for the current week ended on 04th August, 2022 recorded an increase of 38.63% year on year, revealed on Friday by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
Increase witnessed in prices of Diesel (109.15%), Onions (107.95%), Pulse Masoor (106.71%), Petrol (88.94%), Cooking Oil 5 litre (74.44%), Mustard Oil (73.89%), Chicken (73.42%), Vegetable Ghee 1 Kg (72.26%), Vegetable Ghee 2.5 Kg (70.48%), Washing Soap (62.62%), Pulse Gram (59.07%), Electricity for Q1 (52.61%), Gents Sponge Chappal (52.21%), Pulse Mash (46.01%) and Garlic (41.16%),while a decrease observed in the prices of Chillies Powder (43.42%), Sugar (16.27%) and Gur (1.86%).
SPI recorded an increase of 0.82% in a week. Increase observed in the prices of food items, Onions (24.92%), Tomatoes (11.93%), Pulse Moong (5.72%), Pulse Mash (5.28%), Potatoes (5.03%), Pulse Masoor (4.43%), Pulse Gram (2.69%), Eggs (2.44%), Powdered Milk (1.61%), Gur (1.53%), Salt (1.46%) and Garlic (1.30%),non-food items, Diesel (3.78%) and LPG (1.49%), with joint impact of (0.58%) into the overall SPI for combined group of (0.82%).
On the other hand, a decrease observed in the prices of Chicken (5.08%), Bananas (3.40%), Petrol (1.29%) and Vegetable Ghee 1 Kg (0.15%).
During the week, out of 51 items, prices of 33 (64.71%) items increased, 04 (7.84%) items decreased and 14 (27.45%) items remained stable.
