Islamabad August 25 2024: Pakistan household prices mearused by the SPI for the current week ended on August 22, 2024 decreased by 0.10 percent, according to data published by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
Major decrease is observed in the prices of Tomatoes (21.96 percent), Wheat Flour (2.77 percent), Bananas (2.08 percent), Onions (1.70 percent), Sugar (1.43 percent), Chicken (1.25 percent), Pulse Masoor (1.00 percent) and Bread (0.61 percent).
Tomatoes were sold at a price PKR 121 per kg compared to PKR 155 per kg during the previous week and PKR 95 per kg in the same period a year ago.
On the other hand, increase is observed in the prices of Eggs (6.10 percent), Pulse Gram (6.05 percent), Potatoes (2.41 percent), Cooked Daal (0.89 percent), Cooked Beef (0.74 percent), Mustard Oil (0.63 percent), Beef (0.47 percent), Shirting (0.43 percent), Milk Fresh (0.39 percent) and LPG (0.16 percent). iii. During the week, out of 51 items, prices of 21 (41.18 percent) items increased, 9 (17.64 percent) items decreased and 21 (41.18 percent) items remained stable.
The year on year trend depicts increase of 16.69 percent, Gas Charges for Q1 (570.00 percent), Onions (79.51 percent), Pulse Gram (51.34 percent), Tomatoes (28.10 percent), Powered Milk (26.14 percent), Gents Sandal (25.01 percent), Beef (23.89 percent), Pulse Moong (23.88 percent), Shirting (23.61 percent), Garlic (22.84 percent), Salt Powder (21.36 percent) and Georgette (15.18 percent), while major decrease is observed in the prices of Wheat Flour (36.12 percent), Chilies Powder (17.78 percent), Electricity Charges for Q1 (16.91 percent), Cooking Oil 5 Litre (10.50 percent), Petrol (10.07 percent), Sugar (9.62 percent), Diesel (9.22 percent), Rice Basmati Broken (8.88 percent), Vegetable Ghee 2.5 Kg (7.63 percent), Vegetable Ghee 1 Kg (6.51 percent) and Mustard Oil (4.00 percent).
