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Consumer Price Index

Outlook for inflation

Updated 22 Sep, 2026 06:58am

The rate of inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, has been showing a rising trend since January 2026,...

The pricing of fuel—II

Updated 15 Sep, 2026 05:29am

The price of Brent crude has spiralled up to USD 107.86 per barrel on the 11th of September. This is the highest...

Oil price escalation constitutes one of the most pressing challenges

Updated 14 Sep, 2026 06:33am

The primary inflation measure of the Federal Reserve, the Consumer Price Index (CPI), met market projections for...

Inflation soaring

Updated 03 Sep, 2026 06:29am

EDITORIAL: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) calculated the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for August at 11.1...

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

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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