SPI rises 0.31%
Compared to the corresponding week of previous year, the SPI for the combined income group rose 2.70%
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ISLAMABAD:
The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended May 17, 2018 registered an increase of 0.93% for the combined income group, going up from 224.47 points in the previous week to 226.56 in the week under review. Compared to the corresponding week of previous year, the SPI for the combined income group rose 2.70%. The SPI for the lowest income group increased 0.83% compared to the previous week. The index for the group stood at 212.48 points against 210.74 in the previous week, according to provisional figures released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. During the week, average prices of 21 items rose in a selected basket of goods, prices of four items fell and rates of remaining 28 goods recorded no change.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 19th, 2018.
The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended May 17, 2018 registered an increase of 0.93% for the combined income group, going up from 224.47 points in the previous week to 226.56 in the week under review. Compared to the corresponding week of previous year, the SPI for the combined income group rose 2.70%. The SPI for the lowest income group increased 0.83% compared to the previous week. The index for the group stood at 212.48 points against 210.74 in the previous week, according to provisional figures released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. During the week, average prices of 21 items rose in a selected basket of goods, prices of four items fell and rates of remaining 28 goods recorded no change.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 19th, 2018.