--- title: "Weekly inflation rate slightly declines in October 2026" description: "Most outlets reported a 0.04 percent decrease in the Sensitive Price Indicator-based weekly inflation for early October 2026. One outlet highlighted the reduction in tomato prices as a key factor, while another provided the general decline without specifying causes." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/14775-weekly-spi-inflation-down-0-04pc site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Weekly inflation rate slightly declines in October 2026 business · updated 17 Oct 2026, 9:05 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 0.04 percent decrease in the Sensitive Price Indicator-based weekly inflation for early October 2026. One outlet highlighted the reduction in tomato prices as a key factor, while another provided the general decline without specifying causes. ## Same story from 4 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Daily Times** — [Weekly inflation decreases 0.04%](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1568413/weekly-inflation-decreases-0-04/) · 17 Oct 2026, 9:05 AM PKT > The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based weekly inflation decreased by 0.04 percent during the week ended on October 15, 2026, for the combined consumption group, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported here on Friday. According to PBS data, the SPI for the week under review decreased to 372.43 points from 372.58 points recorded in the […] - **The Nation** — [Weekly inflation decreases 0.04pc: PBS](https://www.nation.com.pk/17-Oct-2026/weekly-inflation-decreases-0-04pc-pbs) · 17 Oct 2026, 6:04 AM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD - The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based weekly inflation decreased by 0. - **Business Recorder** — [Weekly SPI inflation down 0.04pc](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40444640/weekly-spi-inflation-down-004pc) · 17 Oct 2026, 5:00 AM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index-based inflation for the week ended on October 16, 2026 recorded a slight reduction of 0.04 percent owing to a reduction in the prices of tomatoes that fell by 23.05percent, onions by 4.90percent, and bananas by 2.59percent. The SPI data released here on Friday by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistic (PBS) showed that the prices of other items which witnessed a r... - **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [Weekly inflation decreases 0.04pc](https://www.app.com.pk/business/weekly-inflation-decreases-0-04pc/) · 16 Oct 2026, 8:19 PM PKT · 97% identical wording to the newest filing > The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based weekly inflation decreased by 0.04 percent during the week ended on October 15, 2026, for the combined consumption group, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported here on Friday. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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