The weekly inflation rate, as measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI). Increased by 0.94% for the combined usage groups. During the week ending June 20, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported.
According to the PBS data, the SPI for the week. Under review in the aforementioned group was 316.88 points, compared to 313.93 points the previous week.
Consumption Group Increased By 23.78%
When compared to the same week last year, the SPI for the combined consumption group increased by 23.78 percent.
The weekly SPI, with the base year 2015-16 =100, includes 17 urban centres and 51 necessities for all spending groups.
SPI for the lowest consumption group of up to Rs 17,732 increased by 1.58% to 309.10 points. And from the previous week’s 304.28 points.
The SPI for consumption groups of Rs 17,732-22,888, Rs 22,889-29,517, Rs 29,518-44,175 and above Rs 44,175 increased by 1.44%, 1.20%, 1.11%, and 0.69%, respectively.
Prices Of 51 Items Increased
During the week, 25 (49.02%) of the 51 items’ prices increased, 5 (9.80%) decreased, and 21 (41.18%) remained stable.
Petrol (3.76%), diesel (0.84%), rice basmati broken (0.08%), pulse masoor (0.08%) and chicken (0.05%) all saw their average prices fall from week to week.
Average Prices Fall
Tomatoes (65.84%), potatoes (5.61%), onions (3.78%), bananas (3.29%), LPG (2.44%), cigarettes (1.67%), pulse moong (1.53%).
Garlic (1.29%), milk fresh (0.95%), eggs (0.83%), georgette (0.28%), and shirting (0.17%) were among the commodities whose average prices rose week after week.
Cooking/Eating Items
Wheat flour (32.90%), chicken (20.60%), cooking oil 5 litre (16.17%), vegetable ghee 2.5 kg (13.39%), vegetable ghee 1 kg (12.42%), bananas (11.69%), mustard oil (8.24%), tea packet (2.52%), and petrol (1.38%) were among the commodities that saw a YoY decrease.
Charges For Q1 on All Items
Gas charges for Q1 (570.00%), tomatoes (191.00%), onions (122.66%), chilli powder (54.81%), garlic (40.55%), shirting (30.75%), salt powder (29.49%), gents sandal (25.01%), pulse gramme (22.67%), pulse mash (22.60%), beef (22.12%) and electricity charges for Q1 (21.46%) were among the commodities whose average prices increased year on year.
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