Weekly SPI decreases by 0.04%

Mettis Link News reported that the Sensitive Price Indicator, a gauge of short-term inflation, slipped 0.04 per cent in the week to October 15, 2026. The figures were compiled by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Tomatoes posted the steepest weekly drop at 23.05 per cent, while onions, bananas, petrol, basmati rice, sugar and gur also became cheaper.

Of the 51 items tracked, 23 rose in price, seven fell and 21 held steady during the week. Gram pulses climbed 4.97 per cent, wheat flour gained 3.36 per cent and chicken rose 3.31 per cent. Eggs, diesel, LPG and prepared tea also moved higher over the same period.

On a yearly basis, the index was 11.38 per cent higher. Onions, LPG, electricity for the first quarter, petrol and diesel posted the largest annual rises, whereas tomatoes, potatoes and sugar showed the sharpest annual declines. Fuel and food items feature heavily in both the weekly and annual readings.