Islamabad December 8 2023: Pakistan household inflation measure by the SPI for the current week ended on 7th December, 2023 increased 42.68 percent year on year, according to data released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
Major increase observed in Gas Charges for Q1 (1108.59 percent), Cigarettes (94.20 percent), Wheat Flour (85.05 percent), Chilies Powder (81.74 percent), Garlic (73.09 percent), Rice Basmati Broken (68.53 percent), Rice IRRI 6/9 (60.94 percent), Gents Sponge Chappal (58.05 percent), Gents Sandal (53.37 percent), Gur (50.56 percent), Tea Lipton (44.65 percent) and Pulse Mash (44.04 percent) while decrease is observed in the prices of Onions (22.59 percent),Tomatoes (6.97 percent), Mustard Oil (4.04 percent), Vegetable Ghee 1 KG (3.00 percent), Vegetable Ghee 2.5KG (1.30 percent) and Bananas (0.01 percent).
During the week, out of 51 items, prices of 15 (29.41 percent) items increased, 14 (27.45 percent) items decreased and 22 (43.14 percent) items remained stable.
The month on month trend depicts increase of 1.16 percent. Major increase is observed in the prices of Onions (8.42 percent), Eggs (2.52 percent), Electricity Charges for Q1 (2.03 percent), Pulse Moong (0.88 percent), Sugar (0.84 percent), Bananas (0.67 percent), Firewood (0.55 percent), LPG (0.42 percent), Tea Prepared (0.37 percent), Pulse Masoor (0.10 percent), Mustard Oil (0.09 percent) and Curd (0.02 percent).
On the other hand major decrease is observed in the prices of Tomatoes (9.82 percent), Potatoes (4.34 percent), Chicken (2.99 percent), Tea Lipton (2.58 percent), Diesel (2.31 percent), Rice Basmati Broken (2.00 percent), Vegetable Ghee 2.5 KG (0.43 percent), Cooking Oil 5 liter (0.38 percent), Wheat Flour (0.35 percent), Pulse Gram (0.27 percent) and Vegetable Ghee 1 KG (0.16 percent).
