KARACHI:
Pakistan's weekly inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), week ending Sep 04, 2025, increased by 1.29% week on week (WoW) and up 5.07% year on year (YoY), which is the highest YoY after 35 weeks.
Major increase was observed in the prices of tomatoes, wheat flour, onions, rice basmati broken, garlic, potatoes.
"Pakistan's Weekly SPI for the period ending Sep 04, 2025, increased by 1.29% WoW while up 5.07% YoY, which is the highest YoY after 35 weeks," noted Topline Securities.
The SPI rose by 1.29% for the combined consumption groups during the week ended September 4, 2025, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The SPI was recorded at 335.41 points compared to 331.14 points in the previous week. On a year-on-year basis, the S