ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index-based inflation for the week ended on November 5, 2026 recorded an increase of 0.29 percent, owing to an escalation in the prices oftomatoes 54.18 percent, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) 3.72 percent, potatoes 2.07 percent and eggs 1.17 percent.
The SPI data released here on Friday by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) showed that the prices of other items, which witnessed an increase, included garlic that was up by 1.06 percent, firewood by 1.01 percent, saltpowder by 0.91 percent, plain bread by 0.64 percent, fresh milk by 0.49 percent, curd by 0.41 percent, matchbox by 0.16 percent and shirting by 0.15 percent.
According to PBS data, during the week under review, the prices of the following household items witnessed a reduction: petrol by 4.20 percent, diesel by 2.97 percent, pulse gram by 1.08 percent, bananaby 0.85 percent, onions by 0.82 percent, powdered milk by 0.73 percent, chicken by 0.61 percent, sugar by 0.40 percent, wheat flour by 0.34 percent and pulsemoong by 0.27 percent.
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During the week, of the 51 items, the prices of 21 items, which constitute 41.18 percent of the SPI basket, recorded an increase; the prices of 10 items, or 19.60 percent of the basket, recorded a reduction; and the prices of 20 items, or 39.22 percent of the basket, remained stable.
The Year on Year (YoY) trend depicts an increase of 12.31 percent mainly driven by sharp escalation in the prices of LPG which surged by 114.88 percent, tomatoes by 78.89 percent, electricity for Q1 by 52.38 percent, diesel by 39.27 percent, petrol by 36.34 percent, wheat flour by 33.95 percent, chicken by 31.81 percent, chilies powder by 15.55 percent, mutton by 14.54 percent, onions by 13.64 percent, bread plain by 12.35 percent and beef 11.06 percent.
On a YoY basis, major reductions were observed in the prices of potatoes, which went down by 37.24 percent, eggs by 27.59 percent, sugar by 25.03 percent, salt powder by 14.09 percent, gurby 7.75 percent, pulse masoorby 7.49 percent, pulse moong by 6.79 percent, and Irri-6/9 rice by 1.79 percent.
Breaking down by income groups, for the households with a monthly income of up to Rs17,732, the SPI registered an increase of 0.86 percent, with SPI going up from 357.92 to 361 points. For the Rs17,733-22,888 income group, the SPI went up by 0.70 percent, going up from 360.81 to 363.32 points.
For households with monthly earnings of Rs22,889-29,517, the SPI registered an increase of 0.52 percent, going up from 381.91 to 383.89 points, while the Rs29,518-44,175 bracket SPI went up by 0.40 percent up from 369.30 to 370.77 points. The highest income group, Rs44,175 and above, recorded an increase of 0.10 percent, taking SPI up from 373.45 to 373.84 points.
The combined SPI jumpedfrom 373.51 points to 374.6 points, reflecting an overall increase of 0.29 percent.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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