Pakistan Bureau of Statistics

PBS weekly report says inflation decreased by 0.6% on a weekly basis

Prices were up 0.8% in November from previous month, says Pakistan Bureau of Statistics

PBS to review proportions and weightage of items in SPI, CPI basket

Industries set to face impact of high input prices, shortage of gas

Food insecurity increased during Covid first wave, says PSLM 2019-2020

Decline steeper than govt’s post-Covid-19 estimate

Increase comes on back of surge in food and petroleum product prices

There is an urgent need for govt to realise severity of the situation and take policy measures to avert the crises

Some members raise objections over methodology used to calculate GDP number

Portal will provide access to statistics on poverty for each province and districts

LDA has issued instructions to commercial plazas to provide wheelchair access

Search for post of chief economist almost narrows down

Growth in LSM will help create jobs if trend continues in coming months

Highest level recorded in past over nine years due to rise in food and energy cost

Fundamental conditions causing economic slowdown remain unchanged

Of 15 major industries, seven recorded some growth while the rest shrank

Highlights concerns about further rise in unemployment and poverty in the country

It will help avoid impact of shocks faced by low value-added commodities

Despite a ban, millers continue to increase flour prices

In CPI, food items have one-third of the total weight

PBS official says figures for all provinces have been drastically altered in final report

CPI rises on back of surge in prices of housing, transport and food items

Policymakers must focus on increasing global competitiveness of domestic firms

SPI for the lowest income group increased 1.51%

Gap narrows due to import compression while exports cannot be lifted

Cites high cost of nearly Rs8b for verifying only 5% of the results

It reported 9.4% inflation, which was 1.2-percentage-point higher than actual level

10 NA, as many provincial constituencies cover six cantonment boards of city

Quality of governance in both authoritarian and democratic rules always remained a subject of make-believe

Panel objects to unrestricted military access to data

Gap increases 17.3%, but value of foreign shipments increases as rupee devaluation takes effect

Ruling comes as organisation deals with population survey

SPI registered a decrease of 0.03%

Contrary to SBP’s expectations, inflationary indicators slowed down

Country’s trade openness stands at lowest levels among larger economies of the region

Higher tariff rates on import of intermediate goods stifle Pakistan’s ability to enter global value chains

Suggest verification of results through a post-census survey of selected areas

PBS Chief says law will have to be amended for disclosing such details

Statistics bureau applies incorrect exchange rate for trade figures, revises import, export figures

Average prices of 12 items rose in a selected basket of goods

Proposes govt to open 1,690 census blocks to ascertain credibility of headcount

There is a long way to go before Pakistani consumers can influence production practices in the domestic market

The index for the group stood at 209.81 points against 209.66 in the previous week

Compared to the corresponding week of the previous year, the SPI for the combined income group rose 3.63%

Irked by exclusion of disability information, SC seeks reply from PBS

A total of Rs14 billion had been released to the provinces

Asks authorities to take all possible care in counting the TDPs of Balochistan

The index for the group stood at 208.98 points against 209.01 in the previous week

In the following eight years, the annual GDP growth has been 3.73 per cent

Exports in the first seven months are less than half of the annual target