Significant volatility in prices continue to impact Pakistan's overall inflation rate

Significant volatility in prices continue to impact Pakistan's overall inflation rate

By: Communicators - Business Team (July 13, 2025)

Inflation in Pakistan has remained elevated, with short-term inflation recorded at over 23% year-on-year for the week ending July 11, 2024. This increase is largely attributed to rising food and electricity prices.

Weekly Overview

According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation rose by 0.11% compared to the previous week. Of the 51 items monitored:

• Prices of 23 items (45.10%) increased

• Prices of 6 items (11.76%) decreased

• Prices of 22 items (43.14%) remained stable

• Items with Significant Price Increases

• Chicken: +16.34%

• Powdered Milk: +6.07%

• Pulse Gram: +3.47%

• Lawn Cloth: +2.43%

• Long Cloth: +1.58%

• Fresh Milk: +1.37%

• Pulse Masoor: +1.23%

• Pulse Moong: +1.02%

• Items with Significant Price Decreases

• Tomatoes: -19.47%

• Bananas: -2.30%

• Wheat Flour: -1.85%

• Onions: -1.55%

• Potatoes: -0.86%

• Eggs: -0.61%

Year-on-Year Trends

Overall, there was a 23.33% increase in prices compared to the same period last year. Key contributors to this rise included:

• Gas Charges for Q1: +570%

• Tomatoes: +124.55%

• Onions: +86.17%

• Chilies Powder: +55.00%

• Pulse Gram: +37.67%

• Garlic: +36.20%

• Powdered Milk: +33.33%

• Pulse Moong: +28.59%

• Shirting: +27.08%

• Salt Powder: +26.79%

• LPG: +23.93%

• Beef: +22.59%

• Pulse Mash: +22.46%

• Electricity Charges for Q1: +21.46%

• Items with Year-on-Year Price Decreases

• Wheat Flour: -32.44%

• Chicken: -16.40%

• Cooking Oil (5 litre): -14.74%

• Vegetable Ghee (2.5 kg): -11.60%

• Vegetable Ghee (1 kg): -11.18%

• Mustard Oil: -8.34%

• Rice Basmati Broken: -1.99%

• Eggs: -1.16%

These trends highlight significant volatility in prices, particularly in essential food items and energy costs, which continue to impact the overall inflation rate in the country.