Weekly SPI increases by 0.57%

October 09, 2026 (MLN): Pakistan's short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), increased by 0.57% for the week ended October 08, 2026, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).

The data shows major increase is in the prices of Wheat Flour (5.69%), Chicken (4.93%), Pulse Gram (3.99%), Petrol & Tomatoes (2.40%) each, Pulse Masoor (1.29%), Tea Prepared (1.08%), Cooked Daal (0.98%), Pulse Mash (0.91%) and LPG (0.57%).

On the other hand, decrease is observed in the prices of Bananas (2.81%), Diesel (1.37%), Potatoes (0.89%), Sugar (0.37%), Gur (0.19%) and Pulse Moong (0.03%).

During the week, out of 51 items, prices of 20 (39.22%) items increased, 06 (11.76%) items decreased and 25 (49.02%) items remained stable.

On an annual basis, the SPI showed a year-on-year (YoY) increase of 11.97%.

Major increase is observed in the prices of Onions (100.24%), LPG (68.55%), Electricity for Q1 (58.59%), Petrol (47.52%), Diesel (42.52%), Wheat Flour (32.60%), Chilies Powder (15.55%), Mutton (15.02 %), Beef (12.60%), Chicken (9.44%), Bread Plain (8.99%) and Curd (8.08%),

However, decrease is observed in the prices of Potatoes (39.51%), Tomatoes (37.07%), Sugar (22.44%), Eggs (18.88%), Salt Powder (14.81%), Pulse Masoor (9.79%), Gur (8.59%) and Pulse Moong (8.37%).

The average price of Sona Urea stood at Rs4,780 per 50kg bag, which is 0.45% higher from the previous week and up 8.88% compared to the same period last year.

Meanwhile, the average cement price stood at Rs1,596 per 50kg bag, which is 1.53% higher from the previous week and 14.38% higher than prices recorded 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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