Pakistan Sees Sharp Rise in Inflation in September 2025 ISLAMABAD – Inflation in Pakistan surged in September 2025, nearly doubling compared to the previous month, according to the latest report from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The monthly inflation rate jumped 2.6 percent in September, reversing the 0.6 percent decline recorded in August. Urban […]
SPI Inflation Sees Fifth Straight Weekly Rise, Mixed Trends Across Income Groups Pakistan’s Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based inflation continued its upward streak for the fifth consecutive week, though week-on-week changes showed a marginal dip. The overall SPI for combined consumption groups inched down by 0.01 percent, settling at 329.11 points from 329.15 points in the […]
Pakistan Aims to Reduce Debt, Curb Inflation, and Boost Growth by 2028 ISLAMABAD – The Finance Ministry has unveiled ambitious plans to ease Pakistan’s debt burden, control inflation, and stimulate economic growth over the next five years. According to the Medium-Term Debt Strategy, the government aims to reduce public debt from the current 66 percent […]
According to the PBS data, the SPI for the week under review in the above-mentioned group was recorded at 319.12 points as compared to 318.26 points during the past week. As compared to the corresponding week of last year, the SPI for the combined consumption group in the week under review witnessed an increase of […]
The growth rate of the GDP is insufficient to meet the requirements of the health and education sectors in the country. Currently, the unemployment rate in Pakistan is higher than in India and Bangladesh. Pakistani women face greater challenges in accessing job opportunities compared to their neighboring countries. Additionally, the data highlights that the increase […]
On a Week-on-Week basis, the inflation however witnessed a nominal decrease of 0.07 percent for the combined consumption groups during the week under review as compared to the last week. According to the PBS, sugar prices have increased for the fifth consecutive week by Rs. 1.31 per kilogram (Kg). Furthermore, the prices of 18 essential […]
During the initial five months of the current financial year, the average inflation rate decreased from 28.62 percent to 7.88 percent, culminating in a low of 4.9 percent last month. On an annual basis, the inflation rate in urban regions has fallen to 5.2 percent. A continued reduction in inflation is expected to alleviate the […]
The ministry provided these tax collection figures to the National Assembly, indicating that Rs3.38 trillion was amassed from mobile users during this period. As of the end of August 2024, Pakistan recorded 193.098 million cellular subscribers. In a related development, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has reported an alarming 800% surge in gas prices […]
The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) in its report submitted to the National Assembly maintained that the federal government raised the gas rate by 319 percent in February 2024 and by 520 percent in November 2023. Similarly, electricity prices were raised by 35 percent in November 2023 and 75 percent in February 2024. According to […]
According to the ministry’s report, the inflation rate is expected to decrease over the next three years. The report projects that the inflation rate will decrease from 23.4% to 12% in 2025, and then further to 7.5% in 2026. By 2027, the inflation rate is expected to be reduced to 7%. In addition to reducing […]
