ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation has registered an increase of 9.6 percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in October 2026, as compared to an increase of 10.3 percent in the previous month and 6.2 percent in October 2025.
According to CPI data, released here on Monday by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), on a Month-on-Month (MoM) basis, CPI increased by 1.1 percent in October 2026 as compared to an increase of 1.3 percent in the previous month and an increase of 1.7 percent in October 2025.
CPI inflation (Urban) increased by 9.5 percent on a YoY basis in October 2026 as compared to an increase of 10.1 percent in the previous month and an increase of 6 percent in October 2025. On a month-on-month (MoM) basis, it increased by 0.8 percent in October 2026 as compared to an increase of 1.3 percent in the previous month and an increase of 1.4 percent in October 2025.
CPI inflation (Rural) increased by 9.8 percent on a YoY basis in October 2026 as compared to an increase of 10.5 percent in the previous month and an increase of 6.6 percent in October 2025. On a MoM basis, it increased by 1.5 percent in October 2026 as compared to an increase of 1.2 percent in the previous month and an increase of 2.1 percent in October 2025.
SPI inflation on a YoY basis increased by 8.7 percent in October 2026 as compared to an increase of 8.4 percent in the previous month and an increase of 4.8 percent in October 2025. On a MoM basis, it increased by 1.3 percent in October 2026 as compared to an increase of 1 percent in the previous month and an increase of 0.9 percent in October 2025.
WPI inflation on a YoY basis increased by 13.8 percent in October 2026 as compared to an increase of 13.3 percent in the previous month and an increase of 1.1 percent in October 2025. On a MoM basis, it increased by 0.9 percent in October 2026 as compared to an increase of 1.9 percent in the previous month and an increase of 0.5 percent in October 2025.
Measured by non-food, non-energy CPI, Urban increased by 7.8 percent on a YoY basis in October 2026 as compared to an increase of 8.6 percent in the previous month and an increase of 7.5 percent in October 2025.
On a MoM basis, it increased by 0.4 percent in October 2026 as compared to an increase of 0.2 percent in the previous month and an increase of 1.1 percent in the corresponding month of last year, i.e., October 2025.
Measured by non-food, non-energy, rural, it increased by 7.1 percent on a YoY basis in October 2026 as compared to an increase of 8.1 percent in the previous month and an increase of 8.4 percent in October 2025. On a MoM basis, it increased by 0.3 percent in October 2026 as compared to 0.2 percent in the previous month and an increase of 1.3 percent in the corresponding month of last year, i.e., October 2025.
Measured by the 20 percent weighted trimmed mean, Urban increased by 8.5 percent on a YoY basis in October 2026 as compared to an increase of 9.4 percent in the previous month and 6 percent in October 2025. On a MoM basis, it increased by 0.5 percent in October 2026 as compared to an increase of 0.3 percent a month earlier and an increase of 0.9 percent in the corresponding month of last year.
Measured by the 20 percent weighted trimmed mean, Rural increased by 8.9 percent on a YoY basis in October 2026 as compared to an increase of 9.4 percent in the previous month and 6.8 percent in October 2025. On a MoM basis, it increased by 1 percent in October 2026 as compared to an increase of 0.4 percent in the previous month and an increase of 1.2 percent in the corresponding month of last year.
On a MoM basis, prices of the following food commodities witnessed an increase: Chicken hiked by 19.38 percent, pulse gram by 9.17 percent, wheat by 9.01 percent, wheat flour by 7.54 percent, fresh vegetables by 6.55 percent, eggs by 5.72 percent, besan by 5.54 percent, gram whole by 4.19 percent, fresh fruits by 2.70 percent, wheat products by 2.27 percent, pulse mash by 2.16 percent, fish by 1.42 percent, dry fruits by 1.37 percent and pulse masoorby 1.29 percent.
On a MoM basis, prices of the following food commodities witnessed a decrease: Tomatoes declined by 31.63 percent, onions by 4.23 percent, potatoes by 4.04 percent, sugar by 2.17 percent, pulse moong by 0.59 percent, dessert preparation by 0.24 percent, gur by 0.11 percent, and rice by 0.06 percent.
On Monthly basis prices of the following non-food items registered an increase: Liquified Hydrocarbons increased by 8.39 percent, motor fuel by 3 percent, cotton cloth by 1.22 percent, plastic products by 0.97 percent, house rent by 0.94 percent, drugs and medicines by 0.90 percent, hosiery by 0.70 percent, accommodation services by 0.60 percent, transport services by 0.55 percent, recreation and culture by 0.54 percent, household equipment by 0.50 percent and education by 0.41 percent. Only electricity charges registered a reduction of 3.31 percent.
On YoY basis prices of the following food items registered an increase: Onions, 81.89 percent, wheat, 39.04 percent, wheat flour, 34.27 percent, chicken, 20.30 percent, wheat products, 15.64 percent, fresh fruits, 15.04 percent, meat, 14.46 percent, dry fruits, 11.69 percent, bakery and confectionary, 11.45 percent, milk products, 9.74 percent, milk fresh, 7.77 percent and readymade food, 7.60 percent.
On a YoY basis, the prices of the following food items registered a reduction: Tomatoes, 55.12 percent, potatoes, 31.54 percent, sugar, 21.8 percent, eggs, 19.05 percent, pulse masoor, 9.25 percent, beans, 9.24 percent, pulse moong, 8.96 percent, gram whole, 7.63 percent, gur, 6.41 percent, besan, 5.81 percent and pulse gram, 3.88 percent.
On YoY basis prices of the following non-food items registered an increase: Liquefied Hydrocarbons, 69.08 percent, motor fuel, 41.29 percent, motor vehicle tax, 38.68 percent, footwear, 29.26 percent, transport services, 26.56 percent, postal services, 25.93 percent, electricity charges, 22.85 percent, communication services, 19.30 percent, newspapers, 14.84 percent and major tools and equipments, 14.29 percent.
The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) on Monthly basis prices of the following commodities registered and increased: Poultry, 22.76 percent, furnace oil, 12.94 percent, wheat, 8.91 percent, wheat flour, 8.30 percent, other cereal flour, 7.30 percent, pulses, 7.27 percent, eggs, 4.99 percent, mineral water, 4.85 percent, millet/bajra, 3.52 percent, motor spirit, 3.56 percent, stimulant and spice crops, 3.40 percent, kerosene oil, 3.03 percent, meat of animals, 2.91 percent, raw tobacco, 2.25 percent, oil cakes, 1.94 percent, and dry fruits, 1.89 percent.
The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) on Monthly basis prices of the following commodities registered a reduction: Edible roots/potatoes, 6.38 percent, sorghum/jowar, 5.76 percent, fibre crops, 3.82 percent, dried fruits and nuts, 3.06 percent, electrical energy, 2.55 percent, vegetables, 2.51 percent, sugar, 2.41 percent, diesel oil, 2.10 percent, maize, 1.44 percent and fresh fruits, 0.80 percent.
The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) on YoY basis, the prices of the following commodities registered an increase: Kerosene oil, 79.37 percent, furnace oil, 74.55 percent, diesel oil, 55.45 percent, footwears, 51.86 percent, motor spirit, 47.14 percent, wheat, 39.72 percent, wheat flour, 38.65 percent, poultry, 28.22 percent, mobil oil, 28.11 percent, raw animal materials/wool, 26.90 percent, fibre crops, 19.97 percent, sorghum/jowar, 18.96 percent, chemicals, 18.81 percent, printing paper, 18.24 percent, and sugar confectionary, 17.38 percent.
The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) on YoY basis prices of the following commodities registered a reduction: Edible roots/potatoes, 47.09 percent, sugar, 23.54 percent, stimulant and spice crops, 23.46 percent, eggs, 20.03 percent, vegetables, 9.77 percent, other cereal flour, 8.06 percent, pulses, 7.86 percent, dry fruits, 7.38 percent, millet/bajra, 6.10 percent, maize, 2.09 percent, sugar crops, 1.47 percent, timber, 1.27 percent and cotton seeds, 0.67 percent.
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