Tag: Inflation
Weekly inflation goes down
The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ending on January 17 for the lowest income group up to Rs 8,000 registered a decrease...
Pakistan’s inflation lowest amongst regional countries
Pakistan has managed to contain inflation rate within single digit during last year, which is lower than the regional countries, including India and Sri...
Inflation’s not that bad after all…
Despite experiencing inflationary pressure in the region, Pakistan has managed to contain inflation rate within single digit which is lower than the regional countries...
India’s inflation rate slows further in November
India's inflation has further declined in November, helped by an easing of fuel and manufacturing prices in Asia's third-largest economy.
The wholesale price index, the...
Weekly inflation falls
The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended on October 4, for the lowest income group up to Rs.8,000, registered decrease of 0.53...
Price Monitoring Committee takes note of inflation trends
The National Price Monitoring Committee, on Thursday, took notice of higher prices of beef and mutton in the country, especially in Islamabad and emphasized...
India inflation rises, putting off rate cut
Indian inflation rose in August to 7.55 percent on a 12-month basis, official data showed on Friday, further reducing the chances of an interest...
PPP has given only inflation, poverty and load-shedding: Munawar
Jamat-e-Islami (JI) chief Syed Munawar Hasan on Thursday said that the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has given nothing to the country except inflation, poverty...
Oil price inflates as speculators bet on stimulus
Oil is up almost a third in six weeks at a time when the world economy, and hence fuel demand, are extremely weak.
Today’s oil...
Vegetable, fruit prices inflate
The data collected by FAFEN monitors observing prices of 52 commodities and services at 194 retail outlets in 107 districts across Pakistan shows that...
Inflation hikes up over the week
The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended on June 14, for the lowest income group up to Rs.8,000, registered increase of 0.64...
HESCO issues fresh bill of Rs 25b to Sindh govt
Although the country is going through a worst-ever power crisis particularly in rural areas, the Hyderabad Electric Supply Corporation (HESCO), after a long fight,...
Our decrepit Pakistan
Since 2008, the time when PPP took the reins, the government has been a victim of the worst controversies. From NRO to the judiciary...
Power tariff hike adds 1.15pc to May inflation
Last month saw the Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation stand at a surprising 12.29 percent against 11.15 percent in the preceding month (April). This,...
Corruption root cause of inflation, load shedding: CM
Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said corruption is the root cause of the price-hikes, load shedding, poverty and unemployment in the country....
Inflation traces quasi downward spiral… at last
The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended on May 3, for the lowest income group up to Rs 8,000 registered decrease of...
Deconstructing inflation
An exhaustive analysis of inflationary trends in Pakistan interestingly reveals that ex-factory prices of cement per bag have not increased in proportion to other...
