ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based weekly inflation decreased by 0.35 percent during the week ended on October 29, 2026, for the combined consumption group, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported here on Friday.

According to PBS data, the SPI for the week under review decreased to 373.51 points from 374.84 points recorded in the previous week. On a year-on-year basis, the SPI increased by 11.32 percent.

The weekly SPI, with base year 2015-16=100, covers 17 urban centres and 51 essential items for all expenditure groups.

The SPI for the lowest consumption group (up to Rs 17,732) decreased by 0.07 percent to 357.92 points from 358.18 points.

Likewise, the SPI for consumption groups of Rs 17,733-22,888, Rs 22,889-29,517, Rs 29,518-44,175 and above Rs 44,175 decreased by 0.25 percent, 0.20 percent, 0.22 percent and 0.41 percent respectively.

During the week, out of 51 items, prices of 15 items (29.41 percent) increased, 12 items (23.53 percent) decreased, while 24 items (47.06 percent) remained unchanged.

On a week-on-week basis, the items that witnessed a decrease in prices included electricity charges for Q1 (3.92%), chicken (2.95%), eggs (2.81%), wheat flour (0.83%), LPG (0.73%), bananas (0.71%), rice IRRI-6/9 (0.43%), pulse masoor (0.43%), petrol (0.39%), sugar (0.35%) and powdered milk (0.33%).

On the other hand, increase was observed in the prices of tomatoes (34.91%), potatoes (3.27%), diesel (2.53%), pulse gram (2.11%), bread plain (1.29%), onions (0.62%), milk fresh (0.48%), curd (0.46%), vegetable ghee 2.5kg (0.29%) and firewood (0.20%).

On a year-on-year basis, major increase is observed in the prices of LPG (106.86%), electricity for Q1 (52.38%), diesel (45.13%), petrol (43.61%), wheat flour (34.87%), chicken (31.72%), chilies powder (15.55%), mutton (14.66%), bread plain (12.26%), beef (12.10%), onions (8.99%) and tea prepared (8.41%).

On the other hand, decrease was observed in the prices of potatoes (38.67%), tomatoes (27.99%), eggs (26.70%), sugar (25.21%), salt powder (14.86%), gur (8.51%), pulse masoor (8.37%) and pulse moong (6.42%).

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based weekly inflation decreased by 0.35 percent during the week ended on October 29, 2026, for the combined consumption group, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported here on Friday.

According to PBS data, the SPI for the week under review decreased to 373.51 points from 374.84 points recorded in the previous week. On a year-on-year basis, the SPI increased by 11.32 percent.

The weekly SPI, with base year 2015-16=100, covers 17 urban centres and 51 essential items for all expenditure groups.

The SPI for the lowest consumption group (up to Rs 17,732) decreased by 0.07 percent to 357.92 points from 358.18 points.

Likewise, the SPI for consumption groups of Rs 17,733-22,888, Rs 22,889-29,517, Rs 29,518-44,175 and above Rs 44,175 decreased by 0.25 percent, 0.20 percent, 0.22 percent and 0.41 percent respectively.

During the week, out of 51 items, prices of 15 items (29.41 percent) increased, 12 items (23.53 percent) decreased, while 24 items (47.06 percent) remained unchanged.

On a week-on-week basis, the items that witnessed a decrease in prices included electricity charges for Q1 (3.92%), chicken (2.95%), eggs (2.81%), wheat flour (0.83%), LPG (0.73%), bananas (0.71%), rice IRRI-6/9 (0.43%), pulse masoor (0.43%), petrol (0.39%), sugar (0.35%) and powdered milk (0.33%).

On the other hand, increase was observed in the prices of tomatoes (34.91%), potatoes (3.27%), diesel (2.53%), pulse gram (2.11%), bread plain (1.29%), onions (0.62%), milk fresh (0.48%), curd (0.46%), vegetable ghee 2.5kg (0.29%) and firewood (0.20%).

On a year-on-year basis, major increase is observed in the prices of LPG (106.86%), electricity for Q1 (52.38%), diesel (45.13%), petrol (43.61%), wheat flour (34.87%), chicken (31.72%), chilies powder (15.55%), mutton (14.66%), bread plain (12.26%), beef (12.10%), onions (8.99%) and tea prepared (8.41%).

On the other hand, decrease was observed in the prices of potatoes (38.67%), tomatoes (27.99%), eggs (26.70%), sugar (25.21%), salt powder (14.86%), gur (8.51%), pulse masoor (8.37%) and pulse moong (6.42%).