SPI up 3.75% YoY as chicken jumps 21%

SPI up 3.75% YoY as chicken jumps 21%

Pakistan's weekly inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), recorded a year-on-year (YoY) increase of 3.75% for the week ended December 18, 2025, according to the latest report released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The SPI, which tracks price movements of 51 essential commodities across 50 markets in 17 cities, provides a snapshot of short-term inflationary pressures affecting households nationwide. On a week-on-…

Weekly inflation rises 3.75% year-on-year

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s weekly inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), climbed 3.75 percent year-on-year for the week ending December 18, 2025, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. The SPI, which tracks 51 essential items across 50 markets in 17 cities, showed a modest week-on-week increase of 0.24 percent. Food prices drove the rise, with chicken surging 11.11 percent, powdered chilli up 3.08 percent, and eggs highe…