Islamabad: The core inflation measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) CPI inflation increased by 11.1 percent on year-on-year (YoY) basis in August 2026 as compared to an increase of 9.2 percent in the previous month and 3.1 percent in August 2025, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Tuesday.
According to PBS data, on a month-on-month basis, it remained unchanged at 1.2 % in August 2026 as compared to the previous month and a decrease of 0.6 % in August 2025.
CPI inflation Urban, increased by 10.4% on year-on-year basis in August 2026 as compared to an increase of 8.7% in the previous month and an increase of 3.5% in August 2025. On month-on-month basis, it increased by 0.9% in August 2026 as compared to an increase of 1.2% in the previous month and a decrease of 0.7% in August 2025.
CPI inflation Rural, increased by 12.2% on year-on-year basis in August 2026 as compared to an increase of 9.9% in the previous month and an increase of 2.5% observed in August 2025. On monthon-month basis, it increased by 1.6% in August 2026 as compared to an increase of 1.2 in the previous month and a decrease of 0.5% in August 2025.
Meanwhile, the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) inflation on YoY basis increased by 9.5% in August 2026 as compared to an increase of 12.0% in the previous month and an increase of 2.6% in August 2025. On MoM basis, it increased by 0.9% in August 2026 as compared to 2.4% in the previous month and an increase of 3.2% in August 2025.
Likewise, the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation on YoY basis increased by 11.8% in August 2026 as compared to an increase of 9.4% in the previous month and a decrease of 1.0% in August 2025. On month-on-month basis, it increased by 2.0% in August 2026 as compared to no change in the previous month and a decrease of 0.2% in August 2025.
The core inflation measured by non-food non-energy (NFNE) increased by 8.8% on (YoY) basis in August 2026 as compared to an increase of 8.6% in the previous month and an increase of 6.9% in August 2025. On (MoM) basis, it increased by 0.5% in August 2026 as compared to an increase of 0.7% in the previous month and an increase of 0.3% in the corresponding month of last year i.e. August 2025.
The core inflation, measured by non-food non-energy rural increased by 8.5% on (YoY) basis in August 2026 as compared to an increase of 8.1% in the previous month and an increase of 7.8% in August 2025. On (MoM) basis, it increased by 0.6% in August 2026 as compared to 0.9% in the previous month and an increase of 0.2% in the corresponding month of last year i.e. August 2025.
