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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 rises to 3.5% in May 2025

Updated 02 Jun, 2025 08:07pm

CPI inflation average during 11MFY25 stands at 4.61%

After historic lows, inflation expected to tick up in Pakistan

Updated 27 May, 2025 10:05pm

Following a 0.3% YoY reading in April, Pakistan’s headline inflation is expected to inch up to 2.7% in May, as per a...

Brokerage houses see Pakistan’s headline inflation falling below 14% in May

Updated 21 May, 2024 08:57pm

Two brokerage house said they see CPI-based inflation reading to post a steep decline, and hover around 13-14% in...

Pakistan’s headline inflation decelerates further to 17.3% in April 2024

Updated 02 May, 2024 10:18pm

CPI-based figure is lowest in 23 months

Pakistan’s headline inflation reading slows further to 20.7% in March

Updated 01 Apr, 2024 09:44pm

CPI-inflation reading drops to lowest level since May 2022, is now below key policy rate after over three years

Finance ministry sees inflation at 22.5-23.5% in March

Updated 29 Mar, 2024 10:12pm

Says inflation outlook at moderate level despite upward revision of petrol prices and influence of Ramzan

Headline inflation projected to stand at around 20% in March

Updated 28 Mar, 2024 08:38pm

Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation in Pakistan is expected to decline further and may clock in at around 20%...

Pakistan’s headline inflation reading slows to 23.1% in February

Updated 01 Mar, 2024 10:22pm

This is the lowest CPI-based figure since June 2022

Restrictive monetary policy, limited fiscal space challenging Pakistan’s economy: Ministry of Finance

Published 29 Feb, 2024 05:20pm

In monthly economic report, it projects CPI-based inflation for February to hover around 24.5-25.5%

Inflation to decline in February, could clock in at 23.5%: brokerage house

Updated 27 Feb, 2024 10:40pm

Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation in Pakistan is expected to decline and could clock in at 23.5% on a...

Pakistan’s headline inflation reading clocks in at 29.7% in December

Updated 01 Jan, 2024 07:51pm

Reading is marginally higher than official estimates that put CPI reading in range of 27.5-28.5%

Inflation expected to go over 28% in Nov following gas price hike: report

Updated 23 Nov, 2023 11:39pm

Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation in November is expected to hit 28.26%, higher than 26.9%recorded in...

Pakistan’s headline inflation reading clocks in at 26.9% in October

Updated 01 Nov, 2023 10:57pm

Inflation reading significantly lower than September, when it stood at 31.4%

Inflation expected to cross 30% in Sept amid spike in POL rates: brokerage house

Updated 25 Sep, 2023 05:54pm

Headline inflation is expected to cross the 30% level in September, significantly higher than the 27.8% recorded in...

Ministry of Finance expects inflation ‘to ease out’ in July

Updated 26 Jul, 2023 07:07pm

In 'Monthly Economic Update & Outlook' for July, it says recent decrease in administered prices of petrol and diesel will be transmitted into lower domestic prices of essential items

CPI reading likely to decrease in July: brokerage house

Updated 26 Jul, 2023 04:30pm

AHL says it expects inflation to clock in at 26.4%

Inflation in Pakistan hits 21.3%, highest since Dec 2008

Updated 01 Jul, 2022 08:10pm

CPI inflation in rural areas increased by 23.6% on year-on-year basis in June 2022

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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 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	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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