June CPI inflation up 11.1pc YoY Published 02 Jul, 2026 05:45am ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index-based inflation increased by 11.1 percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in June...
Finance ministry sees April inflation at 8-9% Published 30 Apr, 2026 10:38pm Economic activity likely to remain firm despite expected surge in inflation rate, geopolitical tension in Middle East, ministry says in its Monthly Economic Update & Outlook
Poverty incidence Published 11 Apr, 2026 06:16am EDITORIAL: Social Policy and Development Centre (SPDC) has calculated the poverty rate at 43.5 percent – 14.3...
March CPI inflation hastens to 7.3pc YoY Published 02 Apr, 2026 06:03am ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation clocked in at 7.3 percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in...
What’s in store for country’s economy? Updated 05 Mar, 2026 06:10am EDITORIAL: Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 7 percent in February – a 1.2 percent rise from January’s 5.8 percent...
Feb CPI inflation clocks in at 7pc YoY Published 03 Mar, 2026 05:24am ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index-based inflation clocked in at 7 percent on a Year-on-Year (YoY) basis in...
Finance ministry sees February inflation at 6-7% in Pakistan Published 27 Feb, 2026 10:29pm Govt expects Consumer Price Index to be in range of 5-7% for full fiscal year 2025-26
UK progressing at reasonable speed Updated 16 Feb, 2026 05:39am Last week, two significant economic indicators from the US were published. The jobs report exceeded expectations,...
Dec CPI inflation stands at 5.6pc YoY Published 03 Feb, 2026 06:05am ISLAMABAD: Consumer Price Index-based inflation stood at 5.6 per cent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in December...
OPINION: Findings of the household survey Updated 20 Jan, 2026 09:01am The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has released recently the findings from the Household Integrated Economic...
Dec CPI inflation slows to 5.6pc YoY Published 02 Jan, 2026 06:11am ISLAMABAD: Decline in the prices of essential vegetables kept the Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation stable...
Nov CPI inflation soars Published 02 Dec, 2025 06:15am ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index-based monthly inflation increased by 6.1 percent in November, as high food ...
Oct CPI inflation up 6.2pc YoY Updated 04 Nov, 2025 09:29am ISLAMABAD: Inflation benchmark, Consumer Price Index, increased by 6.2percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in...
Finance ministry projects inflation reading at 5-6% in October 2025 Published 27 Oct, 2025 10:19pm Workers’ emigration up 43% in September, ministry says in Monthly Economic Update & Outlook
Inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 5.6% in September 2025 Updated 01 Oct, 2025 09:33pm Reading significantly higher than Finance ministry's estimate of 3.5-4.5%
August inflation cools to 3pc, flood impact looms Updated 02 Sep, 2025 09:39am ISLAMABAD: Inflation benchmark Consumer Price Index (CPI) in August FY26 increased by 3.0percent on a year-on-year...
June CPI inflation clocks in at 3.2pc YoY Published 02 Jul, 2025 06:01am ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index-based inflation clocked in at 3.2 percent on year-on-year basis in June 2025 as...
Apr CPI inflation clocks in at 0.3pc YoY Published 03 May, 2025 06:07am ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation clocked in at 0.3 per cent on year-on-year (YoY) basis in...
Pakistan inflation expected to drop further to below 0.5% in April 2025, says brokerage house Updated 21 Apr, 2025 08:49pm Consumer Price Index in country stood at 59-year low of 0.7% in March
CPI - Numbers drop, pressure persists Published 04 Apr, 2025 07:47am Headline inflation hits rock bottom — rising only 0.7 percent in March 2025 compared to 20.7 percent in the same...
Feb CPI inflation clocks in at 1.5pc YoY Published 04 Mar, 2025 06:30am ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation clocked in at 1.5 percent on a Year-on-Year (YoY) basis in...
Pakistan inflation expected to clock in at 2.0-2.5% in February, says brokerage house Updated 21 Feb, 2025 10:20pm Consumer Price Index stood at 2.4% in January
Sweet chaos: will the government blink? Published 14 Feb, 2025 09:04am The sugar industry in Pakistan has long been a textbook case of market distortion. For decades, it has operated...
Dec CPI inflation clocks in at 4.1pc YoY Updated 02 Jan, 2025 08:04am ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index-based inflation clocked in at 4.1 per cent on year-on-year basis in December ...
Pakistan’s economic outlook 2025: inflation, growth, & debt Updated 13 Dec, 2024 03:41pm Among macroeconomic indicators, primarily inflation has come down drastically over recent months, whereby consumer...
UBG demands 500bps policy rate cut Published 04 Dec, 2024 03:14am KARACHI: United Business Group (UBG) Patron-in-Chief SM Tanveer has urged the government to reduce the policy rate ...
Lowest in six years: Nov inflation slows down to 4.9pc Published 03 Dec, 2024 06:09am ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation clocked in at 4.9 per cent on a year-on-year basis in...
Lowest since May 2018: inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 4.9% in November 2024 Updated 02 Dec, 2024 10:30pm Reading also below official expectations
Lowest since Jan ’21: Sept CPI inflation drops to 6.9pc YoY Published 02 Oct, 2024 06:19am ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation decreased to 6.9 per cent on year-on-year basis in...
Finance Ministry projects Pakistan’s headline inflation at 8-9% in September, October Updated 27 Sep, 2024 11:33pm Economy indicates positive developments during first two months of FY2025, says Monthly Economic Update and Outlook for September
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