Weekly SPI increases by 0.12%
MG News | October 31, 2025 at 12:26 PM GMT+05:00
October 31, 2025 (MLN): Pakistan’s short-term
inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), inched up by 0.12%
for the week ended October 30, 2025, according to the latest data
released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
The slight increase in weekly inflation was mainly driven by
a sharp rise in onion prices, which soared 59.54%, followed by eggs
(3.24%), chicken (2.40%), garlic (1.72%), and firewood
(0.93%). Prices of other essential food items including cooking oil
(0.64%), vegetable ghee (0.40%), wheat flour (0.36%), and powdered
milk (0.22%) also rose during the week.
Conversely, the report highlighted notable declines in tomato
prices, which plunged 47.02%, along with pulse gram (-1.66%),
pulse masoor (-1.20%), pulse moong (-0.65%), LPG (-0.60%),
gur (-0.56%), and potatoes (-0.23%).
Out of the 51 essential items monitored, 14
(27.45%) items recorded price increases, 10 (19.61%) items saw a
decrease, while 27 (52.94%) remained unchanged.
On an annual basis, the SPI showed a year-on-year (YoY)
increase of 5.05% compared to the same week last year. The PBS attributed
the rise primarily to higher prices of ladies’ sandals (55.62%), sugar
(42.44%), tomatoes (31.56%), gas charges for Q1 (29.85%), onions
(19.98%), and wheat flour (19.23%).
However, prices of garlic (-30.74%), pulse gram
(-29.12%), electricity charges for Q1 (-26.26%), potatoes
(-20.07%), and tea (-17.93%) registered notable year-on-year
declines.
Across income groups, the SPI showed a mixed trend, with the
lowest expenditure quintile experiencing a 0.28% weekly increase and a 6.14%
annual rise, while the highest income group saw a modest 0.08% weekly
gain and a 4.20% yearly increase.
The average price of Sona urea stood at Rs4,370 per 50 kg
bag, same from last week’s price, and a 4.44% decrease from last year.
Meanwhile, the average Cement price fell to Rs1,390 per 50
kg bag, which is 0.22% lower than the previous week, and 3.87% 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.
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