Weekly SPI Increases by 8.44% YoY

December 11, 2020 (MLN): The Weekly Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the Combined Group decreased by 0.26% during the week ended Dec 10, 2020 while the SPI increased by 8.44% compared to the corresponding period from last year.

According to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) the Combined Index was at 141.04 compared to 141.41 on Dec 03, 2020 while the index was recorded at 130.06 a year ago, on Dec 12, 2019

Out of the 51 monitored items, the average price of 16 items increased, 13 items decreased whereas 22 items registered no change during the week.

The weekly SPI percentage change by income groups showed that SPI decreased across all quantiles ranging between 0.56% and 0.16%.

The Lowest Income Group witnessed a weekly decrease of 0.56% while the highest income group recorded a decrease of 0.16%.

On an yearly basis, analysis of SPI change across different income segments showed that SPI increased across all quantiles ranging between 7.6% and 10.05%.

Yearly SPI for the Lowest Income Group increased by 10.05% while the highest income group recorded an increase of 7.6%.

The average price of Sona urea stood at Rs.1707 per 50 kg bag which is 1.07% higher than last week’s price and 14.61% lower when compared to last year.

Meanwhile, average Cement price was recorded at Rs.578 per 50 kg bag, which is 0.35% higher than the previous week and 2.12% higher than prices last year.

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