Food Prices Keep Inflation Up

Food prices keep inflation up

The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), a weekly gauge of short-term inflation in Pakistan, recorded a 4.52% year-on-year (YoY) increase for the week ended January 29, 2026, reflecting persistent upward pressure on essential commodities across the country. Despite the annual rise, the SPI witnessed a marginal weekly decline of 0.03%, indicating some short-term relief in the prices of key items. According to official data, the combined week-on-week …

Inflation surges with a rise in prices of 18 essential items

KARACHI: Over the past week, the cost of 18 essential commodities, such as chicken, pulses, tomatoes, domestic LPG cylinders, and bananas, saw a rise, as revealed in the weekly inflation report by the Bureau of Statistics. The report highlighted that the annual inflation rate experienced a weekly increase of 4.52 percent. Amongst the notable price hikes, tomatoes surged by Rs 6.87 per kilogram, while domestic LPG cylinders saw an increment of Rs…