Islamabad April 20 2024: Pakistan household inflation measuring index, the SPI, for the current week ended on April 18, 2024 decreased by 0.79 percent.
The year on year trend depicts increase of 28.54 percent, which is the lowest it has been since since 21st September 2023, according to data published by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
During the week, major decrease is observed in the prices of Wheat Flour (8.97 percent), Bananas (8.67 percent), Electricity Charges for Q1 (7.16 percent), Eggs (6.67 percent), LPG (2.84 percent) Onion (1.40 percent), Chilies Powder (1.31 percent), Cooking Oil 5 Litre (0.45 percent), Pulse Masoor (0.43 percent) and Vegetable Ghee 2.5 Kg (0.34 percent).2
On the other hand, major increase is observed in the prices of Potatoes (17.07 percent), Tomatoes (12.67 percent), Chicken (11.60 percent), Lawn printed and Shirting (3.55 percent) each, Garlic (2.88 percent), Diesel (2.87 percent), Beef (2.56), Georgette (1.91 percent), Pulse Mash (1.62 percent), Cooked Beef (1.31 percent) and Sugar (1.10 percent).
During the week, out of 51 items, prices of 22 (43.14 percent) items increased, 11 (21.57 percent) items decreased and 18 (35.29 percent) items remained stable.
The year on year trend depicts increase of 28.54 percent, Gas Charges for Q1 ( 570.00 percent), Onions (155.00 percent), Tomatoes (126.94 percent), Chilies Powder (83.62 percent), Gents Sandal (66.71 percent), Garlic (65.96 percent), Gents Sponge Chappal (58.05 percent), Salt Powder (31.87 percent), Chicken (30.91 percent), Energy Saver (29.83 percent), Gur (27.99 percent) and Pulse Mash (26.39 percent) while decrease is observed in the prices of Bananas (35.20 percent), Cooking Oil 5 Litre (20.91 percent), Vegetable Ghee 2.5Kg (17.65 percent), Vegetable Ghee 1 Kg (17.61 percent), Mustard Oil (13.83 percent), Wheat Flour (11.05 percent), LPG (6.14 percent), Eggs (4.51 percent) and Diesel (0.85 percent).
