Weekly SPI increases by 1.93%

April 10, 2026 (MLN): Pakistan's short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), increased by 1.93% for the week ended April 09, 2026, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).

The data highlights that the major increase is observed in the prices of Diesel (54.71%), Petrol (17.86%), Tomatoes (9.35%), LPG (8.61%), Potatoes (4.13%), Onions (3.84%), Eggs (3.77%), Beef (1.07%), Mutton (1.05%), Cooked Daal (0.88%), Georgette (0.66%) and Bread (0.47%)

On the other hand, decrease is observed in the prices of Garlic (3.78%), Bananas (3.39%), Chicken (1.05%), Wheat Flour (0.73%), Vegetable Ghee 2.5 kg (0.24%), Cooking Oil 5 Liter & Pulse Mash (0.07%) each and Gur (0.01%)

During the week, out of 51 items, prices of 28 (54.90%) items increased, 08 (15.69%) items decreased and 15 (29.41%) items remained stable.

On an annual basis, the SPI showed a year-on-year (YoY) increase of 12.15%.

Major increase is observed in the prices of Diesel (101.02%), LPG (65.86%), Petrol (48.70%), Onions (37.80%), Wheat Flour (30.10%), Gas Charges for Q1 (29.85), Tomatoes (23.07%), Chilies Powder (15.20%), Mutton (14.98%), Beef (13.95%), Powdered Milk (10.23%) and Bananas (7.78%).

However, major decrease is observed in the prices of Potatoes (46.32%), Pulse Gram (18.83%), Salt Powder (12.78%), Pulse Masoor and Sugar (11.52%) each, Chicken (9.69%), Pulse Moong (1.87%) and Tea Lipton (1.14%).

The average price of Sona Urea stood at Rs 4,523 per 50 kg bag, which is 0.66% higher from last week’s price, and up 0.29% compared to last year.

Meanwhile, the average Cement price is at Rs1,554 per 50 kg bag, which is 4.16% higher than the previous week, and 10.83% higher 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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