Weekly SPI increases by 0.65%

October 23, 2026 (MLN): The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended October 22, 2026 rose 0.65 percent (%) week-on-week, while the year-on-year (YoY) increase stood at 11.85%, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).

The data shows major increase in the prices of LPG (22.44%), Chicken (12.20%), Onions (4.19%), Shirting (1.86%), Bread Plain (1.66%), Wheat Flour (1.00%), Garlic (0.74%), Firewood (0.71%), Georgette & Vegetable Ghee 1kg (0.59%) each, Beef (0.31%) and Pulse Mash (0.30%).

On the other hand, decrease is observed in the prices of Tomatoes (21.99%), Petrol (3.63%), Banana (2.42%), Diesel (1.68%), Potatoes (1.38%), Pulse Gram (0.93%), Eggs (0.58%), Powdered Milk (0.38%), and Rice Basmati Broken & Sugar (0.35%) each.

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.

On an annual basis, the SPI showed a YoY increase of 11.85%. Major increase is observed in the prices of LPG (107.12%), Onions (72.81%), Electricity for Q1 (58.59%), Petrol (44.17%), Diesel (41.56%), Chicken (38.99%), Wheat Flour (36.49%), Chilies Powder (15.55%), Mutton (14.66%), Beef (12.10%), Bread Plain (10.82%) and Tea Prepared (8.36%).

However, decrease is observed in the prices of Tomatoes (71.72%), Potatoes (40.75%), Sugar (25.00%), Eggs (22.14%), Salt Powder (14.86%), Pulse Masoor (9.08%), Gur (8.98%) and Pulse Moong (7.05%).

The average price of Sona Urea stood at Rs4,780 per 50kg bag, which is same as previous week and up 9.37% compared to the same period last year.

Meanwhile, the average cement price stood at Rs1,596 per 50kg bag, which is 0.28% lower from the previous week and 14.54% 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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