Tag: Inflation
Caught between inflation and profiteering
Pre-Eid profiteering has tightened the noose around consumers’ necks. Prices of almost all everyday commodities, including seasonal vegetables and fruits, have witnessed a steep...
Inflation increases to 11 per cent in October
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation has increased to 11 per cent in the month of October 2011 showing an upward trend from...
Food inflation begins
It seems the government dose not subscribe to the ‘prevention is better than cure’ doctrine, at least not with regard to energy concerns. Despite...
Urea price hike causing food inflation
Skyrocketing increase in urea and DAP prices is leaving almost no option for the farmers. Hence, eventually, the crops grown would be sold at...
CPI based inflation for October 11 expected to register a 10.2pc...
The Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS) is expected to release price indices for the month of Oct’11 in the upcoming week, in which Consumer...
Taming the chaos
There is definitely a silver lining to the cloud. The turmoil in the indigenous economy is dually reflected by the turmoil in the international...
Wounded economy
One wonders how we are still able to run our economy even though it is totally wounded. The PKR is already touching 88 rupees...
Weekly inflation witnesses increase
The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), for the week ended on October 20, for the lowest income group up to Rs8000, has registered an increase...
Hike in fertiliser prices led to food inflation
Agri Forum Pakistan Chairman Muhammad Ibrahim Mughal said that the continuous increase in the prices of fertiliser is resulting in declining demand, consequently leading...
Developing stronger social safety nets
The demand for Social Safety Nets as a process of social development has increased manifolds due to food inflation and other factors particularly affecting...
Weekly inflation witnesses nominal increase
The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), for the week ended on October 6, 2011, for the lowest income group up to Rs.8,000, has registered a...
Power price hike to mar SBP efforts to control inflation
The government’s intention to raise power tariff by four percent would be a serious blow to the efforts of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)...
Market players upbeat on policy announcement as inflation eases
After witnessing a surprising lower than estimated inflation as measured by CPI (11.56%) during the month of August, the equity and bond market players...
The global inflation bomb
The global economy is still deep in uncertainty over not just whether or when a recovery will take place but more importantly there is...
Inflation ‘unexpectedly’ falls to 11.56 per cent
The backbreaking inflation, as measured by CPI in Pakistan, fell to 11.56 per cent YoY during the month of August, far lesser than the...
Inflation, terrorism mar festivity of marriage season
Unbridled inflation and instability coupled with threats of terror have robbed the ongoing marriage season of its charm as wedding are not being celebrated...
Rains spark food and vegetable inflation in Karachi
Prices of fruits and vegetables have almost doubled in Karachi as devastating rains cause bottlenecks and long suspensions in key supply routes leading to...
