KARACHI:

Pakistan's Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), a key measure of short-term inflation, recorded a year-on-year (YoY) increase of 4.32% for the week ended November 27, 2025, according to the latest report from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).

This uptick reflects ongoing pressures from staple food items and energy costs, though it is moderated by significant declines in vegetable prices.

The SPI, which tracks 51 essential commodities across 17 urban centres, stood at 337.99 for the combined consumption group, up from 324 in the corresponding week of 2024.

The YoY surge was driven primarily by sharp rises in sugar (44.09%), gas charges for the lowest consumption quintile (Q1) (29.85%), wheat flour (16.35%), gur (16.24%), beef (13.46%), firewood (12.74%), diesel (11.66%), ban

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