Economy
Weekly inflation rises to 12.31% as LPG and tomatoes jump
Short-term inflation rose to 12.31% in the week to November 5, with LPG up 115% and tomatoes up 79% on a year ago, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics said.
Cost-push inflation
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Key developments
- Weekly inflation rises to 12.31% as LPG and tomatoes jumpThe Sensitive Price Index showed short-term inflation of 12.31% year on year in the week ending November 5, up from 11.32% the week before, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics said.
- Weekly inflation at 11.32pc as tomato prices jump 35pc in a weekWeekly inflation measured by the Sensitive Price Index was 11.32 per cent year on year in the week ending October 29, the PBS said.
- Weekly inflation rises to 11.85pc as LPG, chicken and flour climbShort-term inflation measured by the Sensitive Price Index rose to 11.85 per cent year on year in the week ended October 22, from 11.38 per cent a week earlier, the PBS said.
Economy
Weekly inflation at 11.32pc as tomato prices jump 35pc in a week
Pakistan's weekly SPI inflation was 11.32pc year on year in the week to Oct 29; tomatoes rose nearly 35pc in a week and LPG is more than double last year's.
Economy
Weekly inflation rises to 11.85pc as LPG, chicken and flour climb
Weekly inflation reached 11.85 per cent in the week to October 22, with LPG up 22pc in a week and 107pc on the year, and flour 36pc above last year.