ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s weekly inflation recorded a marginal decline of 0.35 per cent, while the annual inflation rate stood at 11.32 per cent, according to the latest report released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
The report revealed that prices of 15 essential commodities increased during the week, while 12 items recorded a decline.
Tomato prices registered the highest weekly increase, rising by 34.91 per cent. Potato prices increased by 3.27 per cent, diesel by 2.53 per cent and gram pulse (chana dal) by 2.11 per cent. The price of plain bread also increased by 1.29 per cent.
Meanwhile, quarterly electricity tariffs recorded a decline of 3.92 per cent, according to the PBS.
Among the commodities that became cheaper during the week, live chicken prices fell by 2.95 per cent, while egg prices declined by 2.81 per cent. Flour prices decreased by 0.83 per cent and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by 0.73 per cent. Petrol prices fell by 0.39 per cent, sugar by 0.35 per cent and powdered milk by 0.33 per cent.
On a year-on-year basis, LPG recorded the highest increase, rising by 106.86 per cent. Quarterly electricity tariffs increased by 52.38 per cent, while diesel and petrol prices rose by 45.13 per cent and 43.61 per cent, respectively.
Flour prices increased by 34.87 per cent year-on-year, while chicken prices rose by 31.72 per cent.
However, several commodities recorded annual price declines. Potato prices fell by 38.67 per cent, tomatoes by 27.99 per cent and eggs by 26.70 per cent. Sugar prices decreased by 25.21 per cent, while masoor dal and moong dal became cheaper by 8.37 per cent and 6.42 per cent, respectively.
