ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), for the week ended on December 29, for the lowest income group up to Rs.8,000, has registered increase of 0.68 percent over the previous week.
The SPI for the week under review in the above mentioned group was recorded at 168.41 points against 167.27 points registered in the previous week, according to provisional figures of Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS).
The weekly SPI has been computed with base 2007-2008=100, covering 17 urban centers and 53 essential items for all income groups and combined.
SPI for the combined group registered increase of 0.70 percent as it went up from 174.60 points in the previous week to 175.83 points in the week under review.
As compared to the corresponding week of last year, the SPI for the combined group in the week under review witnessed increase of 5.48 percent.
As compared to the last week, the SPI for the income groups from Rs.8001-12,000, 12,001 to 18,000, 18001 to 35,000 and above Rs.35,000 increased by 0.71 percent, 0.73 percent, 0.72 percent and 0.68 percent respectively.
During the week under review average prices of 9 items registered decrease, while that of 15 items increase with the remaining 29 items' prices unchanged.
The items which recorded decrease in their average prices during the week under review included potatoes, masoor pulse (washed), garlic, moong pulse (washed), gram pulse (washed), rice basmati (broken), mash pulse (washed), red chillies (powder) and wheat.
The items which registered increase in their prices included chicken live (farm), onions, Tomatoes, sugar, egg hen (farm), bananas, LPG(11 kg cylender), firewood, mutton, beef, washing soap, mustard oil, gur, rice (irri- 6), vegetable ghee (loose).
The items with no change in their average prices during the week under review included wheat flour (bag), bread plain (mid size), milk (fresh), curd, milk (powdered), cooking oil (tin), vegetable ghee (tin), salt (powdered), tea, cooked beef, cooked dal, tea (prepared), cigarettes, long cloth, shirting, lawn, georgette, sandal (gents), chappal, sandal (ladies), electric charges, gas charges (upto 100m3), kerosene, energy savor (14 wats), match box, petrol, diesel, telephone local call and bath soap.
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