ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended on July 17 for the lowest income group up to Rs. 8,000 registered increase of 0.34 percent as compared to the previous week.
The SPI for the week under review in the above mentioned group was recorded at 206.68 points against 205.97 points registered in the previous week, according to data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
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.
The SPI for the combined group increased by 0.21 per cent as it went up from 215.24 points in the previous week to 215.70 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 increased of 7.59 percent.
As compared to the last week, the SPI for the income groups from Rs.8001-12,000, Rs.12,001-18,000, Rs.18001-35,000 and above Rs.35,000 increased by 0.29 percent, 0.26 percent, 0.22 percent and 0.15 percent respectively.
During the week under review average prices of 5 items registered decrease, while that of 19 items increase with the remaining 29 items' prices unchanged.
The items which registered decrease in their prices during the week under review included Chicken farm (live), potatoes, gram pulse (washed), moong pulse (washed) and vegetable ghee.
The items which recorded increase in their average prices included onions, garlic, wheat, lawn, wheat flour, tomatoes, long cloth, LPG Cylinder, red chilly, bananas, gur, washing soap, sugar, eggs (farm), curd, mustard oil, mash pulse (washed), milk (fresh) and masoor pulse (washed).
The items which registered no change in prices included rice basmati (broken), rice (irri-6), bread, beef, mutton, powdered milk, cooking oil, vegetable ghee, salt powder, tea, cooked beef, cooked daal, tea (prepared), cigarettes, shirting, georgette, sandal (gents), sandal (ladies), chappal, electricity charges, gas charges, kerosene oil, firewood, electric bulb, match box, petrol, diesel, telephone local call and soap.
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