Islamabad: The short -term inflation in Pakistan, which was measured by the sensitive price index (SPI), a weekly decrease by 0.83 % and an annual decrease of 2.81 % for the week ending April 10, 2025, according to the data issued by the Pakistani Statistics Office (PBS) on Friday.
The decrease in the first place is due to the decrease in the prices of basic foodstuffs, with large discounts observed in garlic (14.73 %), tomatoes (12.82 %), onions (11.40 %), chicken (8.05 %), eggs (7.40 %), banana (6.72 %), wheat brink (4.74 %) and potatoes (2.33 %). Despite the overall decline, some commodities have seen modest increases in prices, including Gulse Gram, LPG, Beef, Turd, Long Cloth and Gur, among other things.
Out of 51 elements monitored, the prices of 14 elements and 11, while 26 remained unchanged during the week.
On an annual basis, a significant decrease in onions (71.17 %), wheat flour (34.87 %), tomatoes (31.07 %), hot pepper powder (20 %), and electricity fees per quarter 1 (18.92 %), were seen, among other things. On the contrary, some elements have become more expensive compared to the same period last year, especially ladies sandal (55.62 %), Pulse Moong (27.55 %), powder milk (25.74 %), beef (21.32 %), and sugar (18.77 %).
The effect of inflation via income groups. The minimum income group witnessed a weekly decrease of 0.98 % in inflation, compared to a 0.75 % decrease to the highest income set. Throughout the year, it saw the lowest 3.26 % decrease in SPI, while the highest income group has seen a decrease of 2.16 %.
Among the main industrial inputs, the average price of a 50 kg of SONA urea decreased to 410 rupees, a decrease of 0.21 % from the previous week and 6.45 % on an annual basis. In contrast, the average price of cement increased to 1,402 rupees per 50 kg, which represents a weekly increase of 0.65 % and an annual increase of 14.87 %.
SPI is gathered weekly by PBS to track changes in prices of 51 essential elements in 50 markets in 17 cities, providing a timely snapshot of short -term inflation trends.
