SPI-Based Inflation Rises by 0.73%

Islamabad: Data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) indicates that the Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the week concluding on July 3, 2025, saw an increase of 0.73%. This rise is primarily attributed to surges in the prices of several essential commodities.

Key Price Increases
  • Chicken: Increased by 13.05%
  • Onions: Increased by 11.62%
  • Tomatoes: Increased by 11.09%
  • Garlic: Increased by 5.40%
  • Diesel: Increased by 3.94%
  • Potatoes: Increased by 3.58%
  • Petrol: Increased by 3.22%
  • Sugar: Increased by 1.27%
  • Cooked Daal: Increased by 0.60%
  • Gur: Increased by 0.41%
  • Curd: Increased by 0.37%
  • Powdered Milk: Increased by 0.29%
Year-on-Year (YoY) Decrease

The PBS also noted a 2.06% decrease in the SPI on a year-on-year basis, mainly due to price reductions in the following items:

  • Tomatoes: Decreased by 61.42%
  • Onions: Decreased by 53.71%
  • Electricity Charges (Q1): Decreased by 37.62%
  • Garlic: Decreased by 24.29%
  • Wheat Flour: Decreased by 23.62%
  • Maash: Decreased by 20.27%
  • Tea Lipton: Decreased by 17.93%
  • Potatoes: Decreased by 16.06%
  • Masoor: Decreased by 8.43%
  • Rice Irri-6/9: Decreased by 4.23%
  • Chillies Powder: Decreased by 3.97%
  • Bread: Decreased by 1.72%
Year-on-Year (YoY) Price Increases

Conversely, the PBS reported the following YoY price increases:

  • Ladies Sandal: Increased by 55.62%
  • Sugar: Increased by 27.78%
  • Moong: Increased by 20.59%
  • Powdered Milk: Increased by 16.01%
  • Beef: Increased by 15.45%
  • Vegetable Ghee (2.5kg): Increased by 12.73%
  • Vegetable Ghee (1kg): Increased by 12.34%
  • Gur: Increased by 11.44%
  • Firewood: Increased by 10.70%
  • Lawn: Increased by 10.51%
  • Cooked Daal: Increased by 9.25%
  • Cooked Beef: Increased by 8.57%
Week-on-Week (WoW) Price Decreases

The PBS also identified price reductions in the following commodities on a WoW basis:

  • Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG): Decreased by 8.53%
  • Bananas: Decreased by 3.36%
  • Eggs: Decreased by 0.59%
  • Mustard Oil: Decreased by 0.37%
  • Moong: Decreased by 0.30%
  • Pulse Gram: Decreased by 0.29%
Overall Market Stability

During the week, out of 51 items, 18 items (35.29%) saw a price increase, while 6 items (11.77%) experienced a reduction, and 27 items (52.94%) remained stable.

SPI for Different Consumption Groups
  • For the consumption group of Rs17,732, the SPI increased by 0.74%, rising from 299.39 to 301.6 points.
  • For the consumption group of Rs17,732 to 22,888, the SPI increased by 0.80%, recorded at 297.63 against the previous week’s 295.28.
  • For the income group Rs22,889-29,517, the SPI increased by 0.72%, recorded at 321.87 points against the previous week’s 319.56 points.
  • For the income group Rs29,518-44,175, the SPI increased by 0.76%, recorded at 312.40 points against the previous week’s 310.03.
  • For the monthly income group above Rs44,175, the SPI increased by 0.70%, recorded at 315.02 points against the previous week’s 312.83 points.