--- title: "Pakistan inflation rate reported at 10.3% in September 2026" description: "Most outlets reported the inflation rate as 10.3% in September 2026, noting a decrease from August’s 11.1%. Several highlighted the role of slowing food inflation or global oil prices in the change. A few also mentioned the government’s projected range of 10–11% or the rise in fuel and transport costs. While most described the easing as a decline, one outlet used the word \"surges\" to describe the monthly increase in inflation." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/11713-pakistan-s-inflation-eases-to-10-3-in-september site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Pakistan inflation rate reported at 10.3% in September 2026 business · updated 2 Oct 2026, 6:59 AM PKT · 1–2 Oct 2026 · 12 articles from 10 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 10 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported the inflation rate as 10.3% in September 2026, noting a decrease from August’s 11.1%. Several highlighted the role of slowing food inflation or global oil prices in the change. A few also mentioned the government’s projected range of 10–11% or the rise in fuel and transport costs. While most described the easing as a decline, one outlet used the word "surges" to describe the monthly increase in inflation. - Inflation: 10.3% for 1 Oct 2026 — 4 of 10 outlets published this figure — two agreed, two differed Figures as reported by Pakistani outlets. HarZaviya is not a price source. ## Same story from 10 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Business Recorder** — [Sept CPI inflation up 10.3pc YoY](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442263/sept-cpi-inflation-up-103pc-yoy) · 2 Oct 2026, 6:59 AM PKT > ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index-based inflation has registered an increase of 10.3 percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in September 2026, as compared to an increase of 5.8 percent in September 2025 and 11.1 percentin the previous month. According to CPI data released here on Thursday by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), on a Month-on-Month (MoM) basis, CPI increased by 1.3 percent ... - **The Nation** — [Inflation falls to 10.3pc in Sept, within govt projection](https://www.nation.com.pk/02-Oct-2026/inflation-falls-10-3pc-sept-within-govt-projection) · 2 Oct 2026, 5:41 AM PKT · 71% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s inflation rate has eased to 10. - **Dunya News** — [Pakistan inflation rises 1.27% in September](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Business/975676-pakistan-inflation-rises-127-in-september) · 1 Oct 2026, 10:10 PM PKT · 75% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan’s inflation rose 1.27% in September, with annual inflation reaching 10.26% and electricity and fuel prices registering notable increases. - **Profit** — [Pakistan’s inflation stays above 10% in September 2026 as fuel, transport costs surge](https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/10/01/pakistans-inflation-stays-above-10percent-in-september-2026-as-fuel-transport-costs-surge) · 1 Oct 2026, 6:59 PM PKT · 76% identical wording to the newest filing > CPI slows from 11.1% in August, but prices rise 1.3% MoM; transport costs jump 27.43% YoY while wholesale inflation accelerates to 13.33% - **ARY News (English)** — [Pakistan inflation surges by 1.27 percent in a month, crosses 10 percent](https://arynews.tv/pakistan-inflation-surges-by-1-27-percent-in-a-month-crosses-10-percent) · 1 Oct 2026, 6:53 PM PKT · 75% identical wording to the newest filing > Inflation stood at 10.20 percent during July-September, according to the report. Consumer prices in September 2026 were 10.26... - **Minute Mirror** — [Pakistan’s inflation eases to 10.3% in September](https://minutemirror.com.pk/pakistans-inflation-eases-to-10-3-in-september-638233/) · 1 Oct 2026, 5:49 PM PKT · 77% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan’s annual consumer inflation eased to 10.3% in September 2026 from 11.1% in August, mainly due to a significant slowdown in food price - **Aaj News (English)** — [Inflation falls to 10.3%, but stays double-digit](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330474821/inflation-falls-to-103-but-stays-double-digit) · 1 Oct 2026, 5:36 PM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan’s headline inflation eased to 10.3% year-on-year (YoY) in September 2026, down from 11.1% in August, according to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data released on Thursday. Inflation was 5.8% in September 2025. On a month-on-month basis, the consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.3% in September, compared with 1.2% in August and 2.1% in September 2025. Urban and rural Urban CPI inflatio... - **Dawn** — [Consumer inflation eases to 10.3pc in September from 11.1pc in August, official data shows](https://www.dawn.com/news/2033980/consumer-inflation-eases-to-103pc-in-september-from-111pc-in-august-official-data-shows) · 1 Oct 2026, 3:49 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: Consumer inflation eased to 10.3 per cent in September from 11.1pc a month earlier, mainly due to a sharp slowdown in food inflation, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday. The slight deceleration in the inflation rate, measured by the Consumer Price Index, reversed the sharp increase recorded in August, when higher food and energy prices pushed the annual rate to 11.1pc... - **ProPakistani** — [Inflation Remains High After 3 Months](https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/01/inflation-remains-high-after-3-months/) · 1 Oct 2026, 2:56 PM PKT · 76% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan’s headline inflation slowed to 10.26 percent in September 2026, down from 11.15 percent in August, according to data released… Read More - **BOL News** — [Pakistan's inflation eases to 10.3% in September](https://bolnews.com/pakistan/pakistans-inflation-eases-to-103-in-september) · 1 Oct 2026, 2:22 PM PKT · 73% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan's inflation eased to 10.3% in Sept. The government projects 10-11%, citing global oil prices as a key risk to stability. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Pakistan inflation rises to 11.1% in August 2026](https://harzaviya.com/stories/5871-pakistan-s-august-inflation-rises-11-15-statistics-bureau) · 3 Sep 2026 · 9 outlets · 2 developments · 92% related - [Pakistan inflation recorded at 9.2% year-on-year in July 2026](https://harzaviya.com/stories/1572-pakistan-inflation-drops-to-9-2-in-july-is-the-relief-real) · 4 Aug 2026 · 10 outlets · 92% related - [Pakistan's inflation expected to rise to 10.75–11.25% in August](https://harzaviya.com/stories/4645-pakistan-s-cpi-seen-returning-to-double-digits-in-august) · 25 Aug 2026 · 2 outlets · 89% related - [Pakistan’s weekly inflation rises 0.99 percent in third week of September](https://harzaviya.com/stories/10661-pakistan-s-weekly-inflation-rises-0-99pc-in-third-week) · 26 Sep 2026 · 7 outlets · 2 developments · 88% related - [Pakistan records marginal decline in weekly inflation](https://harzaviya.com/stories/14659-pakistan-s-weekly-inflation-edges-down-0-04-annual-rate-hits) · 17 Oct 2026 · 4 outlets · 88% related 12 articles from 10 outlets, 1–2 Oct 2026. 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