SPI: Index down 0.06% during week
SPI for combined groups was down by 0.02%; down from 183.31 points in the previous week
ISLAMABAD:
The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), for the week ended May 10 has registered a decrease of 0.06% over the previous week for the lowest income group. The SPI for combined groups was down by 0.02%; down from 183.31 points in the previous week to 183.28 points this week. Compared to the corresponding week last year, the SPI for combined groups inflated 8.97%. During the week under review, average prices of indexed items changed as follows: eight items registered a decrease, 22 items increased and the remaining 23 items’ prices remained unchanged.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 12th, 2012.
The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), for the week ended May 10 has registered a decrease of 0.06% over the previous week for the lowest income group. The SPI for combined groups was down by 0.02%; down from 183.31 points in the previous week to 183.28 points this week. Compared to the corresponding week last year, the SPI for combined groups inflated 8.97%. During the week under review, average prices of indexed items changed as follows: eight items registered a decrease, 22 items increased and the remaining 23 items’ prices remained unchanged.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 12th, 2012.