Prices falls by 0.25%
The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Friday that the weekly inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), witnessed a decrease of 0.25 per cent for the combined consumption group during the week that ended on September 14.
During the week, out of 51 items, prices of 24 (47.06%) items increased, 08 (15.69%) items decreased and 19 (37.25%) items remained stable. The items, which recorded a decrease in their average prices on a week-on-week (WoW) included sugar (9.11%), chicken (5.47%), eggs (2.79%), bananas (0.86%), tea packet (0.59%), pulse gram (0.57%), vegetable 1 kg (0.16%) and cooking oil 5 litre (0.10%).
The items that recorded an increase in their average prices on a week-on-week (wow) basis, included tomatoes (4.29%), garlic (4.21%), bread (3.92%), onions (3.60%) & pulse masoor (3.19%).
Published in The Express Tribune, September 16th, 2023.