ISLAMABAD (Commerce Desk): Inflation in Pakistan increased by 1.08 percent on a month-on-month basis in October 2026, while the annual inflation rate climbed to 9.61 percent.
According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, inflation was 9.61 percent higher in October 2026 compared with October 2025. The average inflation rate during the first four months of the current fiscal year stood at 10.05 percent.
The figures show that inflation increased by 0.81 percent in urban areas and 1.49 percent in rural areas during October.
Food prices rose by 2.26 percent on a monthly basis. Chicken meat became 19.38 percent more expensive, chickpeas 9.17 percent, wheat 9.01 percent and flour 7.54 percent. Prices of fresh vegetables increased by 6.55 percent, eggs by 5.72 percent and mash lentils by 5.54 percent.
On the other hand, tomato prices fell by 31.63 percent, onions by 4.23 percent, potatoes by 4.04 percent and sugar by 2.17 percent.
According to the report, inflation in the transport sector increased by 1.79 percent, while housing, electricity, gas and fuel expenses rose by 0.25 percent.
Prices of liquefied hydrocarbons increased by 8.39 percent, motor fuel by 3 percent, cotton cloth by 1.22 percent, house rents by 0.94 percent and medicines by 0.90 percent.
According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, prices of miscellaneous goods and services increased by 0.71 percent during October, while electricity tariffs recorded a decline of 3.31 percent.