The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based weekly inflation decreased by 0.45 percent during the week ended on July 9, 2026, for the combined consumption group, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported Friday.
According to PBS data, the SPI for the week under review fell to 352.66 points from 354.24 points recorded in the previous week. On a year-on-year basis, the SPI increased by 11.94 percent.
The weekly SPI, with base year 2015-16=100, covers 17 urban centres and 51 essential items for all expenditure groups.
The SPI for the lowest consumption group (up to Rs 17,732) declined by 0.36 percent to 342.98 points from 344.22 points.
Likewise, the SPI for consumption groups of Rs 17,733-22,888, Rs 22,889-29,517 and Rs 29,518-44,175 and above Rs 44,175 decreased by 0.33 percent, 0.32 percent, 0.33 percent and 0.55 respectively.
During the week, out of 51 items, prices of 22 items (43.14 percent) increased, eight items (15.69 percent) decreased, while 21 items (41.17 percent) remained unchanged.
On a week-on-week basis, the prices of tomatoes witnessed the sharpest decline of 23.30 percent, followed by LPG 15.12 percent, pulse moong 2.15 percent, petrol 0.69 percent, diesel 0.63 percent, pulse masoor 0.52 percent, sugar 0.07 percent and mustard oil 0.06 percent.
On the other hand, prices of potatoes increased by 3.94 percent, followed by chicken 3.70 percent, onions 3.54 percent, wheat flour 1.61 percent, eggs 0.81 percent, beef 0.59 percent, cooked daal 0.58 percent, fresh milk 0.50 percent and washing soap 0.44 percent.
On a year-on-year basis, prices of potatoes declined by 35.89 percent, followed by pulse gram 22.23 percent, chicken 21.32 percent, sugar 20.98 percent, salt powder 14.09 percent, pulse masoor 12.93 percent, eggs 9.23 percent and pulse moong 7.70 percent over the corresponding week of last year.
Major annual increases were recorded in the prices of tomatoes by 129.01 percent, followed by onions 76.34 percent, wheat flour 71.22 percent, electricity charges for Q1 49.14 percent, gas charges for Q1 29.85 percent, LPG 25.51 percent, gents sponge chappal 16.69 percent, mutton 16.36 percent, chilies powder 15.20 percent, beef 13.56 percent, bananas 9.96 percent and bread 9.69 percent, according to the PBS.