Annual consumer price index rose 5.8pc year-on-year in January

Annual consumer price index rose 5.8pc year-on-year in January

Consumer price inflation rose 5.8 per cent year-on-year in January, official data showed on Monday, underscoring the central bank’s warning that price pressures could temporarily breach its target band as economic activity picks up. The reading comes a week after the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) held its policy rate at 10.50pc, saying inflation could exceed its 5pc to 7pc medium-term target range for a few months this year, even as growth gains …

Pakistan inflation rises to 5.8% in January, exceeding expectations

Islamabad: Pakistan’s consumer price inflation rose to 5.8% year-on-year in January, official data showed on Monday, highlighting the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) warning that price pressures could temporarily exceed its target band as economic activity gains momentum. The latest reading comes a week after the central bank kept its policy rate unchanged at 10.50%, noting that inflation could breach its medium-term target range of 5% to 7% for …

Inflation edges up to 5.8% in January 2026

Pakistan’s year-on-year inflation rate stood at 5.8 per cent in January 2026, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Monday. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation was recorded at 5.6 per cent in December 2025, while it stood at 2.4 per cent in January 2025. On a month-on-month basis, CPI increased by 0.4 per cent in January 2026, compared to a 0.4 per cent decline in the previous month and a 0.2 per cent incr…

Annual Consumer Price Rose 5.8% Year-on-year In January, Says PBS

A man selling vegetables waits for customers at his makeshift stall at the Empress Market in Karachi. — Reuters/File The consumer price inflation rose 5.8% year-on-year in January, official data showed on Monday, underscoring the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) warning that price pressures could temporarily breach its target band as economic activity picks up. The reading comes a week after the central bank held its policy rate at 10.50%, saying in…

Inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 5.8% in January 2026

On month-on-month basis, Consumer Price Index increases by 0.4%