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.
Sensitive Price Index
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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.
- Karachi raises official beef and mutton rates by up to Rs100 a kiloKarachi's commissioner raised the official price of beef with bone to Rs1,050 per kg and without bone to Rs1,350, up Rs50 from February.
- 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.
Sindh
Karachi raises official beef and mutton rates by up to Rs100 a kilo
Karachi's commissioner raised official beef rates by Rs50 and mutton by Rs100 per kg, but market prices run well above the notified rates.
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.