Pakistan’s weekly inflation rises 8.35% year-on-year due to higher food prices
In Pakistan, weekly inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), rose by 8.35% year-on-year in the week ending September 3. Compared with the previous week, the index increased by 0.65%, according to data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics reported by Dawn.
Weekly price increases
Onions recorded the largest weekly increase, rising by 26.30%. Tomato prices grew by 2.55%, potatoes by 0.96%, petrol by 0.90%, wheat flour by 0.88%, and chicken by 0.85%. Prices also increased for mung beans, garlic, mustard oil, and diesel fuel.
According to official data, the price of onions in the country now ranges from 160 to 280 Pakistani rupees per kilogram, compared with 110–250 rupees a week earlier. Tomato prices nationwide range from 120 to 280 rupees per kilogram. In Islamabad and Rawalpindi, buyers pay 220–280 rupees per kilogram, the highest range in the country.
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Annual trends
Year-on-year, the cost of onions increased the most, by 162.75%. Liquefied petroleum gas rose by 53.61%, diesel fuel by 37.70%, and petrol by 31.01%. Electricity prices for Q1 increased by 25.24%, while wheat flour prices rose by 16.86%.
Chili powder, bananas, mutton, beef, fresh milk, and regular bread also became more expensive over the year. Tomato producer Yunus Sumro said that tomato supplies from Iran had slowed, while local demand is being met by the harvest from Balochistan. According to him, prices may stabilize after tomatoes from Thatta in Sindh province arrive this month. Onion deliveries are being delayed due to certain disruptions in Balochistan, the publication notes.
