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title: "Pakistan records marginal decline in weekly inflation"
description: "Most outlets reported a small decrease in weekly inflation, with one noting the annual inflation rate at 11.38%. One outlet described the decline as \"meagre,\" while another used \"marginal.\" Both cited the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics as the source."
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# Pakistan records marginal decline in weekly inflation

business · updated 17 Oct 2026, 8:19 AM PKT · 16–17 Oct 2026 · 4 articles from 4 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported a small decrease in weekly inflation, with one noting the annual inflation rate at 11.38%. One outlet described the decline as "meagre," while another used "marginal." Both cited the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics as the source.

## Same story from 4 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Profit** — [Pakistan's weekly inflation falls slightly, energy prices push annual rate above 11%](https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/10/17/pakistans-weekly-inflation-falls-slightly-energy-prices-push-annual-rate-above-11percent) · 17 Oct 2026, 8:19 AM PKT
  > Weekly SPI declines 0.04%, while annual inflation stands at 11.38%; LPG prices surge 68.95%, electricity 58.59%, petrol 49.60% and diesel 43.98% year-on-year
- **Dawn** — [Short-term inflation surges to 11.38pc due to costly food](https://www.dawn.com/news/2037605/short-term-inflation-surges-to-1138pc-due-to-costly-food) · 16 Oct 2026, 6:18 PM PKT · 75% identical wording to the newest filing
  > ISLAMABAD: Short-term inflation rose to 11.38 per cent year-on-year in the week ending October 15, driven largely by higher food prices, according to official data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday. Of the 51 essential items monitored during the week, prices of 23 commodities (45.10pc) increased, while those of seven items (13.72pc) declined, the data showed. Meanwhi...
- **Abb Takk News** — [Pakistan’s weekly inflation edges down 0.04%, annual rate hits 11.38%](https://abbtakk.tv/pakistans-weekly-inflation-edges-down-0-04-annual-rate-hits-11-38/) · 16 Oct 2026, 4:00 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing
  > ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s weekly inflation registered a marginal decline of 0.04%, while the year-on-year inflation rate stood at 11.38%, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The PBS report showed that prices of 23 essential commodities increased during the week, while seven items recorded a decrease. Chicken...
- **24 News HD** — [Pakistan records meagre decrease in weekly inflation](https://www.24newshd.tv/16-Oct-2026/pakistan-records-meagre-decrease-weekly-inflation) · 16 Oct 2026, 3:52 PM PKT · 76% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Pakistan recorded a 0.

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4 articles from 4 outlets, 16–17 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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