Islamabad (Commerce Desk): Pakistan’s weekly inflation rate increased by 0.65%, while the annual inflation rate climbed to 11.85%.
The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics has released its weekly inflation report, according to which the prices of 19 essential commodities increased over the past week, 12 became cheaper, and the prices of 20 items remained unchanged.
According to the report, LPG prices increased by 107% over the past year, onions by 72.81%, and electricity charges by 58.59%.
During the same period, petrol prices rose by 44.17%, diesel by 41.56%, chicken by 38.99%, and flour by 36.49%.
On the other hand, on a year-on-year basis, tomato prices fell by 71.72%, potato prices by 40.75%, and sugar prices by 25%.
According to the bureau’s weekly statistics, LPG prices increased by 22.44% over the past week, chicken by 12.20%, and onions by 4.19%.
However, tomato prices fell by 21.99% during the same period, while petrol prices declined by 3.63%.