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Weekly inflation eases, but prices remain 9.05% higher annually

Tomatoes, chicken and electricity led the weekly decline, while onions, wheat flour and fuel recorded sharp annual increases

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Weekly inflation eases, but prices remain 9.05% higher annually

Weekly inflation falls 0.91%, but prices remain 9.05% higher year-on-year

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Pakistan’s short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), fell 0.91% during the week ended July 30, 2026, as lower prices of tomatoes, chicken and electricity charges offset increases in several essential commodities, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).

The weekly decline was led by a 22.96% drop in tomato prices, followed by an 11.20% decrease in chicken prices and a 9.06% reduction in electricity charges for the first quarter. Prices of bananas, sugar and pulse moong also edged lower by 0.70%, 0.16% and 0.15%, respectively.

However, prices of several essential commodities increased during the week. Onion prices rose 7.62%, followed by diesel at 4.17%, eggs at 3.16%, petrol at 2.46%, wheat flour at 2.00%, potatoes at 1.93% and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at 1.90%. Prices of pulse gram, vegetable ghee (2.5 kg), pulse mash, pulse masoor and firewood also recorded modest increases.

According to PBS, prices of 27 of the 51 essential commodities, or 52.94%, increased during the week, while six items, or 11.77%, declined and 18 items, or 35.29%, remained unchanged.

On a year-on-year basis, the SPI increased 9.05%, highlighting persistent inflationary pressures despite the weekly decline.

The sharpest annual increases were recorded in tomatoes, whose prices surged 228.71%, followed by onions at 95.36%, wheat flour at 78.65%, LPG at 51.76%, diesel at 37.42% and petrol at 23.28%. Prices of gents’ sponge chappals, mutton, chili powder, bananas, beef and plain bread also posted double-digit annual increases.

Meanwhile, potatoes recorded the largest annual decline, falling 30.89%, followed by pulse gram at 19.89%, chicken at 19.56%, sugar at 17.48%, salt powder at 14.09%, pulse masoor at 12.80%, eggs at 8.38% and pulse moong at 7.38%.

The SPI tracks weekly price movements of 51 essential commodities across 50 markets in 17 cities and is used by policymakers to monitor short-term inflation trends and changes in the cost of living.

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