Inflation rises in Pakistan based on WPI and weekly consumer prices
Most outlets reported a significant increase in inflation, with Business Recorder highlighting a 13.3 percent year-on-year rise in WPI-based inflation and a 11.53 percent weekly consumer-price increase. Profit provided additional detail on specific commodity price changes, noting wheat flour, chicken, and gram pulse as among the most sharply rising items.
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Pakistan's weekly inflation rises 0.57%, annual rate climbs to 11.97%
Wheat flour prices jump 5.69%, chicken 4.93%, gram pulse 3.99%, petrol and tomatoes 2.40% each, masoor pulse 1.29%, prepared tea 1.08%, cooked daal 0.98%, mash pulse 0.91% and LPG 0.57%
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NPMC informed: WPI-based inflation jumps 13.3pc YoY
ISLAMABAD: The inflation based on Wholesale Price Index (WPI) jumped 13.3 percent year-on-year, while weekly consumer-price inflation climbed 11.53 percent in the week ended October 1, the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) was informed on Thursday. Major annual increases were recorded in onions, LPG, electricity, diesel, petrol and wheat flour, while chicken, garlic, gram pulse and LPG...
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