Weekly SPI decreases by 0.04%

October 16, 2026 (MLN): Pakistan’s short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), decreased by 0.04% for the week ended October 15, 2026, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).

The data shows a major decrease in the prices of Tomatoes (23.05%), Onions (4.90%), Bananas (2.59%), Petrol (0.70%), Rice Basmati Broken (0.65%), Sugar (0.62%) and Gur (0.36%).

On the other hand, an increase is observed in the prices of Pulse Gram (4.97%), Wheat Flour (3.36%), Chicken (3.31%), Eggs (0.99%), Pulse Mash (0.98%), Pulse Masoor (0.95%), Firewood (0.69%), Shirting (0.58%), Cooked Daal (0.55%), Diesel (0.47%), LPG (0.42%) and Tea Prepared (0.28%).

During the week, out of 51 items, prices of 23 (45.10%) items increased, 07 (13.72%) items decreased and 21 (41.18%) items remained stable.

On an annual basis, the SPI showed a year-on-year (YoY) increase of 11.38%.

Major increase is observed in the prices of Onions (75.19%), LPG (68.95%), Electricity for Q1 (58.59%), Petrol (49.60%), Diesel (43.98%), Wheat Flour (35.13%), Chicken (20.77%), Chilies Powder (15.55%), Mutton (14.90%), Beef (12.27%), Bread Plain (9.02%) and Tea Prepared (8.36%).

However, decrease is observed in the prices of Tomatoes (63.65%), Potatoes (39.93%), Sugar (23.20%), Eggs (19.83%), Salt Powder (14.86%), Pulse Masoor (8.97%), Gur (8.92%) and Pulse Moong (7.83%).

The average price of Sona Urea stood at Rs4,780 per 50kg bag, which is same as previous week and up 9.19% compared to the same period last year.

Meanwhile, the average cement price stood at Rs1,600 per 50kg bag, which is 0.27% higher from the previous week and 14.66% higher than prices recorded last year.

The SPI, which tracks price movements of 51 essential commodities from 50 markets across 17 cities, serves as a key barometer of short-term inflation trends in Pakistan.

The indicator is computed on a weekly basis to assess price movements of essential items at shorter intervals, enabling policymakers to review the country's price situation in near real-time.

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