Pakistan's inflation eases to 9.6% in October, remains above last year's level

Pakistan’s annual inflation rate fell to 9.6% in October 2026 from 10.3% in September, according to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics data reported by Profit by Pakistan Today. The reading was still higher than the 6.2% recorded a year earlier, while consumer prices rose 1.1% over the month, slower than September’s 1.3%.

Urban inflation eased to 9.5% year on year and rural inflation to 9.8%, though monthly prices rose faster in rural areas, at 1.5%, than in cities, at 0.8%. Average inflation for July to October FY27 reached 10.05%, against 4.79% in the same period of the previous fiscal year, and October’s result was within the Finance Ministry’s forecast range of 9.5% to 10.5%. The ministry cited global energy prices, food supplies and base effects as factors affecting the outlook; Topline Securities said FY27 average inflation could exceed 9% if oil stayed at $100 to $110 per barrel.