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Pakistan's weekly inflation rises 0.65%, annual rate reaches 11.85% as LPG, chicken prices surge

HarZaviya summary · from 8 outlets

Most outlets reported the 0.65% weekly inflation increase and the 11.85% annual rate, with several highlighting the sharp rise in LPG and chicken prices. Dawn led with rising flour prices as the main driver, while others such as Abb Takk and Business Recorder mentioned LPG as the primary cause. Profit provided a detailed breakdown of price changes across essential items, which other outlets only briefly noted or omitted.

Summary generated by HarZaviya from the headlines and excerpts of the 8 outlets below. Each outlet's own headline is listed under it.

How it developed

8 articles · 8 outlets

Sat

Flour Prices jump up to Rs830 in one Week; Check City-Wise Rates

1 outlet
  1. Daily Pakistan (English)

    Flour Prices jump up to Rs830 in one Week; Check City-Wise Rates

    ISLAMABAD – Prices of all basic commodities continue to increase, and rising cost of flour dealt another blow to household budgets in Pakistan, as fresh figures released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reveal price increases in several cities over the past week. Lahore recorded massive weekly increase of Rs833 in the price of […]

Fri

Pakistan's weekly inflation rises 0.65%, annual rate reaches 11.85% as LPG, chicken prices surge

7 outlets
HarZaviya summary · from 7 outlets

Most outlets reported Pakistan’s weekly inflation rising 0.65% and the annual rate reaching 11.85%, with a focus on sharp increases in LPG and chicken prices. *Dawn* led with rising flour prices as the main driver, while *Abb Takk News* and *Business Recorder* highlighted LPG as the primary contributor. *Hum News English* and *The Nation* provided brief mentions of the inflation figures without specifying key drivers. *24 News HD* gave a truncated excerpt, offering limited detail.

Summary generated by HarZaviya from the headlines and excerpts of the 7 outlets below. Each outlet's own headline is listed under it.

  1. Business Recorder

    Weekly SPI inflation up 0.65pc

    ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index-based inflation for the week ended on October 22, 2026 recorded an increase of 0.65 percent owing to an escalation in the prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), which hiked by 22.44 percent, chicken by 12.2 percent, and onions by 4.19 percent. The SPI data released here on Friday by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistic (PBS) showed that the prices of other ite...

  2. The Nation 86% identical

    Weekly inflation increases 0.65pc: PBS

    ISLAMABAD - The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based weekly inflation increased by 0.

  3. Dawn 74% identical

    Rising flour prices fuel weekly inflation

    ISLAMABAD: Short-term inflation rose to 11.85 per cent year-on-year in the week ending October 22, driven largely by wheat flour prices, according to official data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday. The index, which comprises 51 items whose prices are collected from 50 markets in 17 cities, is calculated weekly to track changes in the prices of essential commodities ...

  4. Abb Takk News 87% identical

    Pakistan’s weekly inflation rises 0.65%, annual rate jumps to 11.85%

    ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s short-term inflation rose by 0.65% in the week ended October 22, 2026, while the year-on-year rate climbed to 11.85%, mainly due to sharp increases in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), chicken and onion prices, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The latest figures, reported showed a reversal...

  5. Hum News English 83% identical

    Weekly inflation climbs to 11.85% annually as LPG prices surge 22.44%

    ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s weekly inflation increased by 0.65 per cent, while the annual inflation rate reached 11.85 per cent, according to the latest data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday. The report showed that prices of 19 essential commodities increased during the week, while 12 items became cheaper. Prices of 20 essential commodities remained unchanged. Liquefied p...

  6. 24 News HD 70% identical

    Pakistan's weekly inflation up 0.65pc, annual rate reaches 11.85pc

    Pakistan's short-term inflation increased by 0.

  7. Profit 77% identical

    Pakistan's weekly inflation rises 0.65%, annual rate reaches 11.85% as LPG, chicken prices surge

    LPG prices jump 22.44% and chicken 12.20% in a week, while tomatoes fall 21.99%; prices of 19 essential items increase, 12 decline and 20 remain unchanged

8 articles from 8 outlets over 2 developments, 23 Oct–24 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. What does % identical mean?