Oct CPI rises 9.6pc YoY

Pakistan’s annual consumer inflation eased to 9.6% in October 2026 from 10.3% in September, though it remained above the 6.2% recorded a year earlier. Business Recorder reported, citing Pakistan Bureau of Statistics data, that the monthly CPI increase also slowed to 1.1%, from 1.3% in September and 1.7% in October 2025.

Urban inflation was 9.5% year on year and rural inflation 9.8%, while the Sensitive Price Indicator rose 8.7% annually. Wholesale inflation moved in the opposite direction, reaching 13.8% year on year, up from 13.3% in September; non-food, non-energy inflation eased in both urban and rural areas. Among monthly price changes, chicken rose 19.38% and wheat 9.01%, while tomatoes fell 31.63%; motor fuel increased 3% and electricity charges dropped 3.31%.