Islamabad April 1 2022: CPI inflation General, increased by 12.7 percent on year-on-year basis in March 2022 as compared to an increase of 12.2 percent in the previous month and 9.1 percent in March 2021.
On month-on-month basis, it increased by 0.8 percent in March 2022 as compared to increase of 1.2 percent in the previous month and increase of 0.4 percent in March 2021.
CPI inflation Urban, increased by 11.9 percent on year-on-year basis in March 2022 as compared to an increase of 11.5 percent in the previous month and 8.7 percent in March 2021. On month-on-month basis, it increased by 0.7 percent in March 2022 as compared to increase of 0.9 percent in the previous month and increase of 0.3 percent in March 2021.
CPI inflation Rural, increased by 13.9 percent on year-on-year basis in March 2022 as compared to an increase of 13.3 percent in the previous month and 9.5 percent in March 2021. On month-on-month basis, it increased by 1.0 percent in March 2022 as compared to increase of 1.5 percent in the previous month and increase of 0.5 percent in March 2021.
SPI inflation on YoY increased by 13.0 percent in March 2022 as compared to an increase of 18.7 percent a month earlier and an increase of 18.7 percent in March 2021. On MoM basis, it increased by 0.6 percent in March 2022 as compared to increase of 1.3 percent a month earlier and increase of 5.7 percent in March 2021.
WPI inflation on YoY basis increased by 23.8 percent in March 2022 as compared to an increase of 23.6 percent a month earlier and an increase of 14.6 percent in March 2021. WPI inflation on MoM basis increased by 3.9 percent in March 2022 as compared t o increase of 1.9 percent a month earlier and an increase of 3.7 percent in corresponding month i.e. March 2021.
