Weekly SPI increases by 0.57%

Pakistan's short-term inflation rose 0.57% in the week ended October 08, 2026, based on the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) that the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics publishes, Mettis Global reported. Wheat flour led the weekly gains with a 5.69% increase, followed by chicken at 4.93% and gram pulse at 3.99%. Petrol and tomatoes each rose 2.40%, while bananas were the steepest decline at 2.81%.

LPG also moved up 0.57% during the week. Diesel fell 1.37%, potatoes 0.89% and sugar 0.37% during the week. Of the 51 items tracked, 20 (39.22%) rose, 6 (11.76%) fell and 25 (49.02%) remained unchanged.

On a year-on-year basis, the SPI was 11.97% higher, with onion prices up 100.24%, LPG 68.55% higher and electricity for Q1 up 58.59%. Sona Urea averaged Rs4,780 per 50kg bag, up 0.45% on the week and 8.88% on a year earlier. Average cement prices reached Rs1,596 per 50kg bag, 1.53% above the previous week and 14.38% higher than a year ago.