Weekly SPI decreases by 0.64%

December 05, 2025 (MLN):  Pakistan's short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), decreased by 0.64% for the week ended December 04, 2025,  according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).

On a year-on-year (YoY) basis, the SPI trend depicted an increase of 4% compared to the corresponding week last year.

The data highlights that the major decrease is observed in the prices of Tomatoes (30.11%), Onions (12.41%), Potatoes (6.92%), Chicken (4.46%), Sugar (3.31%), Diesel (1.67%), Pulse Gram (1.55%), Pulse Masoor (1.33%), Gur (1.00%) and Petrol (0.73%).

On the other hand, major increase is observed in the prices of LPG (3.50%), Garlic (1.86%), Cooking Oil 5 Litre (1.54%), Eggs (0.81%), Bread (0.57%), Vegetable Ghee 1 Kg (0.40%), Powdered Milk (0.36%), Bananas and Wheat Flour (0.28%) each and Cigarettes (0.25%).

Out of the 51 items monitored, prices of 13 (25.49%) items increased, 15 (29.41%) items decreased and 23 (45.10%) items remained stable.

On an annual basis, the SPI showed a year-on-year (YoY) decrease of 40.47% in price of Potatoes, Garlic (38.51%), Tomatoes (31.51%), Onions (29.87%), Pulse Gram (29.54%), Tea Lipton (17.79%), Pulse Mash (13.82%), Electricity Charges for Q1 (8.40%) and Salt Powder (5.13%).

However, major increase is observed in the prices of Sugar (37.49%), Gas Charges for Q1 (29.85%), Wheat Flour (17.50%), Gur (15.06%), Beef (13.47%), Firewood (12.59%), Bananas (11.06%), Powdered Milk (9.03%), Diesel (8.42%), Lawn Printed (8.29%), Cooking Oil 5 Litre (8.19%) and Vegetable Ghee 2.5 Kg (7.59%

Across income groups, the SPI showed a varied trend, with lower-income households experiencing relatively higher weekly decrease compared to higher-income groups.

The average price of Sona urea stood at Rs4,315 per 50 kg bag, 0.54% lower from last week’s price, and a 5.2% decrease from last year.

Meanwhile, the average Cement price rise very slightly to Rs1,400 per 50 kg bag, which is 0.27% higher than the previous week, and 1.39% lower than prices 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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