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inflation rate

The end of the double-digit inflation era?

Updated 02 Jul, 2026 07:43am

Headline CPI inflation eased to 11.07 percent year-on-year in June, down from 11.66 percent a month earlier, marking...

Inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 5.8% in January 2026

Updated 02 Feb, 2026 08:45pm

On month-on-month basis, Consumer Price Index increases by 0.4%

Average wage in Pakistan up by 62%: Labour Force Survey

Updated 17 Jan, 2026 07:23am

ISLAMABAD: Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2024-25 claimed a sharp rise in average wages over the past four years - 62...

Discount rate as a policy tool

Updated 28 Jul, 2025 08:01am

Economic stability has been achieved, and the country will not be deterred from implementing the reform agenda ...

SBP likely to cut policy rate in upcoming MPC meeting, say analysts

Published 24 Jul, 2025 12:16pm

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is expected to cut the policy rate by 50...

A year of disinflation, but too early for a victory parade

Updated 02 Jul, 2025 09:00am

Pakistan just posted its lowest annual inflation rate in seven years. At 4.49 percent, FY2024-25 now holds the crown...

Pakistan inflation projected to remain within range of 4.5-5% in FY25

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 10:48am

ISLAMABAD: Inflation is projected to remain within the range of 4.5-5 percent during fiscal year 2025, supported by...

Consumer sentiment: Rising from the rubble

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 08:06am

After flirting with economic freefall in recent years, Pakistan’s consumer confidence is showing signs of life. The...

Low inflation, high uncertainty

Updated 05 May, 2025 07:35am

It reached an all-time high of 38 percent in May 2023 (based on monthly data available since 1964) and then dropped...

MPC meeting: navigating between disinflation and external fragility

Updated 05 May, 2025 07:55am

Monetary policy decision is due today. Three macro variables are making a compelling argument for a big rate cut....

IMF lowers Pakistan’s FY25 GDP growth forecast to 2.6%

Updated 23 Apr, 2025 02:39pm

Washington-based lender in January 2025 had projected GDP growth rate for Pakistan at 3% for FY2025

Over 9-year low: Inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 2.4% in January 2025

Updated 03 Feb, 2025 10:44pm

Pakistan’s headline inflation clocked in at 2.4% on a year-on-year basis in January 2025, a reading below that of...

Jul-Dec inflation plunges to 7.2pc YoY

Published 31 Jan, 2025 02:31am

ISLAMABAD: Inflation during the first six months of FY2024-25 (July-December) declined to 7.2 percent compared to...

Policy measures successfully curbing inflation: Finance Division

Updated 30 Jan, 2025 10:55pm

The Finance Division has said that policy interventions and administrative actions have successfully controlled...

In line with expectations: SBP reduces key interest rate by 100bps, takes it to 12%

Updated 27 Jan, 2025 11:35pm

MPC expects headline inflation for FY25 to average between 5.5-7.5%

Pakistan’s inflation expected to fall below 3% in January

Updated 23 Jan, 2025 11:05pm

Declining inflation raise hopes of further cut in policy rate

Ground-breaking of first Daanish School performed in AJK: PM explains how default averted

Updated 23 Jan, 2025 09:37am

BHIMBER (AJK): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday performed ground breaking of the first Daanish...

Aurangzeb optimistic about economic trajectory amid positive indicators

Updated 18 Dec, 2024 10:40pm

Finance minister says Pakistan’s current account posted a surplus after 10 years.

Should the SBP be procyclical?

Published 17 Dec, 2024 09:04am

Inflation isn’t the monster it used to be—at least, not for now. But complacency is dangerous. The central bank’s...

Fall in the rate of inflation

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 08:25am

The very good news is that there has been a precipitate drop in the rate of inflation, as measured by the Consumer...

Finance ministry expects another policy rate cut as inflation comes down

Updated 02 Dec, 2024 10:12pm

Monetary Policy Committee meeting of the State Bank of Pakistan is scheduled to take place on Monday, December 16

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

Modi’s inflation-blowing farm pivot may not be enough to win key Indian state

Reading slightly higher than market and official expectations that put figure in range of 6-7%

PM congratulates nation

Updated 26 Oct, 2024 09:23am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday felicitated the nation as the Pakistan Stock Exchange’s 100-index...

Pakistan’s inflation likely to stay in single digit in October, rate cut anticipated

Updated 18 Oct, 2024 10:25pm

Consumer Price Index for October expected to clock in at 6.5-7.0%, according to a brokerage report

SBP predicts 2.5-3.5% growth for FY25, warns of structural challenges

Updated 17 Oct, 2024 10:51pm

Inefficiencies in energy sector resulted in accumulation of circular debt, says central bank in annual report

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 18	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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