Weekly SPI decreases by 0.09%

December 26, 2025 (MLN): Pakistan’s short-term inflation Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) decreased by 0.09% compared to the previous week, while it rose by 2.83% compared to the same period last year, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).

During the week, out of 51 essential items, prices of 13 items (25.49%) increased, 11 items (21.57%) decreased, while 27 items (52.94%) remained unchanged, according to PBS data.

The major increase during the week was observed in the prices of chilies powder, which rose by 6.26%, followed by chicken up 5.29%, bananas increasing 2.46%, electricity charges for Q1 higher by 1.67%.

Garlic rising 1.50%, eggs up 0.58%, vegetable ghee (2.5 kg) increasing 0.56%, pulse moong rising 0.48% and mutton edging up by 0.22%.

On the other hand, the major decrease was recorded in the prices of potatoes, which declined by 10.37%, tomatoes down 9.64%, onions falling 7.43%, sugar decreasing 4.22%.

Pulse gram easing 1.76%, LPG falling 0.78%, pulse masoor down 0.74%, gur declining 0.49% and rice basmati broken lower by 0.17%.

The year-on-year trend for the current week depicts an increase of 2.83% in the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI).

The major annual increase was observed in the prices of Gas Charges for Q1, which surged by 29.85%, followed by Wheat Flour up 22.56%, Sugar increasing 16.32%, Beef rising 13.01%, Gur higher by 12.46%.

Bananas up 11.24%, Firewood increasing 11.02%, Chilies Powder rising 10.31%, Eggs up 9.71%, Powdered Milk higher by 9.51%, Lawn Printed increasing 8.29% and Shirting rising 8.07%.

On the contrary, a significant year-on-year decrease was recorded in the prices of Tomatoes, which plunged by 74.92%, followed by Potatoes down 49.79%, Garlic declining 38.17%, Pulse Gram lower by 29.66%.

Onions falling 29.23%, Tea Lipton decreasing 17.79%, Pulse Mash down 13.14%, Electricity Charges for Q1 falling 6.87%, Pulse Masoor declining 6.62% and LPG easing 1.11%.

The average price of Sona urea stood at Rs4,296 per 50 kg bag, down by 0.05% from last week’s price, and a 5.7% decrease from last year.

Meanwhile, the average Cement price rose to Rs1,410 per 50 kg bag, which is 0.46% lower than the previous week, and 0.12% above last year.

PBS calculates short-term inflation using the SPI on a weekly basis to assess the price movement of essential commodities at shorter interval of time so as to review the price situation in the country.

SPI comprises 51 essential items collected from 50 markets in 17 cities of the country.

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