The SPI for the consumption groups up to Rs17,733, Rs17,733 to Rs22,888, Rs22,889 to Rs29,517, Rs29,518 to Rs44,175 and for above Rs44,175 increased by 0.90 percent, 0.86 percent, 0.76 percent, 0.68 percent, and 0.58 percent respectively.ĭuring the week, out of 51 items, prices of 28 (54.90 percent) items increased, three (5.88 percent) items decreased, and 20 (39.22 percent) items remained stable, said the PBS in weekly SPI data.

The year-on-year trend depicts increase of 15.21 percent, LPG (74.70 percent), electricity for Q1 (65.91 percent), mustard oil (53.39 percent), vegetable ghee 1kg (48.74 percent), cooking oil 5-litre (43.12 percent), petrol (34.18 percent), chilies powdered (33.43 percent), washing soap (30.77 percent), diesel (29.93 percent), wheat flour bag (21.67 percent), beef (20.11 percent), garlic (19.45 percent), and chicken (18.13 percent), while major decrease observed in the prices of onions (41.63 percent), moong (31.20 percent), potatoes (20.62 percent), tomatoes (15.69 percent), and maash (0.76 percent).Īccording to the latest data, the SPI went up from 163.44 percent during the week ended Octoto 164.53 percent during the week under review.

However, the commodity was available at Rs73.33 per kg in the market. However, contrary to the PBS data, the market prices, noted by Business Recorder, the commodity was available at Rs7,400 per 50kg bag in the wholesale market, which in retail was available at Rs160 per kg.įurther, according to the PBS data, wheat flour was available at Rs60 per kg or Rs1,203 per 20kg bag.

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended Novemrecorded an increase of 0.67 percent due to increase in the prices of tomatoes (19.23 percent), sugar (5.32 percent), mustard oil (3.74 percent), LPG (3.23 percent), vegetable ghee 1kg (2.86 percent), eggs (2.05 percent), potatoes (1.73 percent), and rice irri-6/9 (1.28 percent), says the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).Īccording to the PBS, sugar was available at Rs110.08 per kg.

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