Weekly SPI posts 1.4pc rise

ISLAMABAD: The weekly inflation based on Sensitive Price Index (SPI) has registered an increase 1. 40 percent for the week ended July 16, 2026, largely due to notable upward trends in the prices of tomatoes, 22. 79 percent; Chicken, 14. 66 percent; Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), 12. 46 percent, and diesel, 4. 41 percent, said the weekly inflation data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday. The PBS has further reported hikes in the prices of petrol, 4. 40 percent; garlic, 3. 72 percent; eggs, 2. 15 percent; tea Lipton, 1. 56 percent; onions, 1. 53 percent; potatoes, 0. 85 percent; prepared tea, 0. 42 percent and firewood, 0. 18 percent. On a year-on-year (YoY) basis, the SPI recorded an increase of 13. 09 percent, driven by sharp rises in the prices of tomatoes (210. 18 percent), onions (75. 93 percent), wheat flour (71. 81 percent), electricity charges for Q1 (49. 14 percent), LPG (42. 50 percent), gas charges for Q1 (29. 85 percent), gents sponge chappal (16. 69 percent), mutton (16. 02 percent), chilies powder (15. 20 percent), beef (13. 60 percent), bananas (10. 82 percent) and bread plain (9. 69 percent). READ MORE: SPI drops 0. 45pc WoW According to PBS, on YoY basis, major reductions were observed in the prices of potatoes (36. 28 percent), pulse gram (21. 71 percent), sugar (21. 10 percent), chicken (16. 71 percent), salt powder (14. 09 percent), pulse masoor (13. 19 percent), eggs (12. 42 percent) and pulse moong (8. 08 percent). During the week, of 51 items in the SPI basket, the prices of 27 items (52. 94 percent) recorded an increase, 4 items (7. 84 percent) recorded a decline, and the prices of 20 items (39. 22 percent) remained unchanged. According to PBS, on weekly basis, a reduction in the prices of bananas (0. 80 percent), pulse moong (0. 70 percent), sugar (0. 36 percent) and pulse masoor (0. 10 percent). Copyright Business Recorder, 2026

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