ISLAMABAD:The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based weekly inflation for the week ended on September 29 for the combined consumption group witnessed an increase of 0.94 percent as compared to the previous week.
The SPI for the week under review in the above-mentioned group was recorded at 205.13 points against 203.21 points registered in the previous week, according to the latest data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released here on Friday.
As compared to the corresponding week of last year, the SPI for the combined consumption group in the week under review witnessed an increase of 30.62 percent.
The weekly SPI with base year 2015-16 =100 is covering 17 urban centers and 51 essential items for all expenditure groups.
The SPI for the lowest consumption group up to Rs 17,732 witnessed 1.55 percent increase and went up to 209.18 points from last week’s 205.98 points.
Meanwhile, the SPI for the consumption groups from Rs 17,732-22,888; Rs 22,889-29,517; Rs 29,518-44,175 and above Rs 44,175 increased by 1.43 percent, 1.16 percent, 1.03 percent and 0.72 percent respectively.
During the week, out of 51 items, prices of 20 (39.22%) items increased, 10 (19.61%) items decreased and 21 (41.17%) items remained stable.
The items which recorded decrease in their average prices on WoW basis included LPG (4.14%), wheat flour (2.99%), pulse masoor (1.59%), bananas (1.50%), cooking oil 5 litre (1.12%), sugar (0.60%), garlic (0.22%), vegetable ghee 2.5kg (0.17%) and vegetable ghee 1kg & potatoes (0.13%) each.
The commodities which recorded increase in their average prices included onions (47.77%), tomatoes (30.29%), tea packet (2.50%), bread (1.74%), non-food item, washing soap (1.13%).
On year-on-year basis, the commodities that witnessed decrease in prices included electricity for Q1 (45.61%), chillies powder (42.73%), sugar (18.27%) and gur (1.92%).
The commodities that witnessed increase in prices on YoY basis included tomatoes (224.20%), onions (139.03%), diesel (105.12%), petrol (91.87%), pulse gram (74.56%), pulse masoor (72.42%), mustard oil (64.53%), washing soap (63.33%), cooking oil 5 litre (61.78%), vegetable ghee 2.5 kg (58.37%), pulse mash (57.36%), vegetable ghee 1 kg (55.89%), gents sponge chappal (52.21%) and pulse moong (47.96%).