Pakistan's Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) remained at 11.32% year-on-year for the week ending 29 October 2026.
The index saw a weekly reduction of 0.35% during this period. The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported that the combined SPI reached 373.51. This figure is lower than the 374.84 recorded by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) in the previous week.
Data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) shows the combined SPI was 335.53 a year earlier. Electricity charges for the first quarter of the year decreased by 3.92% week-on-week. Chicken prices fell by 2.95% week-on-week, while eggs dropped by 2.81%.
Wheat flour prices eased by 0.83% week-on-week, and LPG prices retreated by 0.73%. In contrast, tomatoes surged by 34.91% week-on-week, and potatoes rose by 3.27%. Diesel prices increased by 2.53% week-on-week, while gram pulse prices advanced by 2.11%.
Out of the 51 essential items monitored, prices for 15 items, or 29.41%, rose during the week. Prices for 12 items, representing 23.53% of the tracked goods, fell. LPG prices climbed 106.86% year-on-year, while electricity charges for the lowest quintile jumped 52.38% over the same period.
Diesel rose 45.13% year-on-year, and petrol increased by 43.61% over the previous year. Wheat flour was up 34.87% year-on-year, and chicken prices rose by 31.72%. Potatoes were down 38.67% year-on-year, while tomatoes fell by 27.99%.
Eggs were down 26.70% year-on-year, and sugar prices dropped by 25.21%. The highest-income quintile (Q5) faced an annual increase of 12.13%, while the lowest-income group (Q1) recorded a rise of 8.07% year-on-year. Q5 saw the largest decline of 0.41% week-on-week.
Monthly CPI-based inflation slowed down to 10.3% in September. The Planning Commission stated that the overall inflation of 10.3% was slightly higher than the projection of the Planning Commission.
