Pakistan weekly inflation rises 0.29 percent to 12.31 percent year-on-year

Price index climbs slightly

The Sensitive Price Indicator reached 374.61 points from the previous week's level of 373.51 points. This weekly increase covers 17 urban centres and tracks prices for 51 essential items across all expenditure groups.

Food and fuel drive rise

Prices for 21 items rose while ten fell and twenty remained unchanged during the review period. The year-on-year surge of 12.31 percent is largely attributed to higher costs for liquefied petroleum gas and perishable food products.

Specific item price changes

Tomatoes saw a sharp increase of 54.18 percent alongside significant jumps in potato and egg prices. Conversely, petrol and diesel prices dropped by 4.20 percent and 2.97 percent respectively during the same week.