Weekly SPI increases by 0.56%

October 03, 2025 (MLN):  Pakistan's short-term inflation increased by 0.56% compared to the previous week, while it rose by 4.07% compared to the same period last year, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Friday.

During the week, out of 51 items, prices of 19 (37.25%) items increased, 12 (23.53%) items decreased and 20 (39.22%) items remained stable.

Major increase is observed in the prices of Tomatoes (46.44%), Petrol (1.72%), Diesel (1.45%), Garlic (1.41%), Onions (1.22%), Chilies Powder (0.72%), Mutton (0.59%), Beef (0.41%), Vegetable Ghee 1Kg (0.22%), Curd (0.19%) Lawn Printed (0.17%) and Cigarettes (0.07%).

On the other hand, major decrease is observed in the prices of Chicken (7.96%), Bananas (0.78%), Pulse Gram (0.67%), Gur (0.59%), Potatoes (0.43%), LPG (0.42%), Eggs (0.41%), Cooking Oil 5 Litre (0.30%) and Pulse Moong (0.29%).

The year on year trend depicts increase of 4.07%. Major increase is observed in the prices of Tomatoes (89.81%), Ladies Sandal (55.62%), Sugar (33.73%), Gas Charges for Q1 (29.85%), Pulse Moong (15.27%), Wheat Flour (13.37%), Diesel (12.57%), Beef (12.48%), Gur (12.15%), Firewood (11.22%), Vegetable Ghee 1 Kg (11.06%) and Vegetable Ghee 2.5 Kg (10.97%).

On the contrary, decrease is observed in the prices of Onions (44.93%), Chicken (31.08%), Garlic (28.69%), Electricity Charges for Q1 (26.26%), Pulse Gram (24.24%), Pulse Mash (19.11%), Tea Lipton (17.93%), Potatoes (17.50%), Pulse Masoor (4.10%) and LPG (1.33%).

 On a weekly basis, the highest increase was recorded for Q1 (upto Rs17,732) at 0.82%, followed by Q2 (Rs17,733– 22,888) with 0.76%.

On a yearly basis, all quintiles experienced notable increases in SPI, with the highest impact observed in Q4 (4.86%) and Q3 (4.83%).

The lowest yearly rise was recorded for Q5 at 3.35%, indicating that lower and middle-income groups faced relatively higher inflationary pressures compared to higher-income households. 

The average price of Sona urea stood at Rs4,386 per 50 kg bag, down by 0.07% from last week’s price, and a 4.82% decrease from last year.

Meanwhile, the average Cement price fell to Rs1,404 per 50 kg bag, which is 0.06% lower than the previous week, and 3.86% lower than prices 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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