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Monthly Economic Update and Outlook

Headline inflation may stay at 8-9pc in April: FD

Updated 01 May, 2026 09:37am

ISLAMABAD: Mounting external sector pressures — marked by a 27 percent drop in foreign direct investment, a 5.8...

Trade gap widens, CA hits USD1.1bn deficit

Updated 28 Feb, 2026 09:36am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s external account pressures intensified in the first seven months of fiscal year 2026 as a 5.5...

EDITORIAL: Ministry of Finance’s economic update: reading past headlines

Updated 06 Jan, 2026 07:14am

EDITORIAL: The Ministry of Finance’s (MoF’s) Monthly Economic Update & Outlook describes what it sees as a...

Inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 6.2% in October 2025

Updated 03 Nov, 2025 10:27pm

Reading higher than Finance ministry's estimate of 5-6%

Sept inward remittances up, FDI down YoY

Updated 28 Oct, 2025 02:29pm

Inflation expected to remain in the range of 5-6 percent in October

Finance Div warns of fresh inflationary pressures

Published 01 Oct, 2025 05:59am

ISLAMABAD: As flood-related disruptions are poised to rattle Pakistan’s food supply chains, the Finance Division...

State of the economy

Published 31 Jul, 2025 06:25am

EDITORIAL: July Monthly Economic Update and Outlook, the first month of the ongoing fiscal year, presented two data...

Uptick in inflation, water stress for crops likely

Updated 28 Feb, 2025 04:02pm

Finance Division says inflation is anticipated to remain within range of 2.0-3.0 percent for February 2025

Pakistan’s inflation expected to remain at 2-3% in February: Ministry of Finance

Updated 27 Feb, 2025 08:57pm

Exports, remittances expected to rise amid seasonal demand

Dec inflation expected to hold in 4-5pc range: FD

Published 28 Dec, 2024 05:59am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Division while anticipating optimistic outlook for the ongoing fiscal year with inflation to...

Pakistan’s inflation projected at 4-5% in December, says Ministry of Finance

Updated 27 Dec, 2024 10:07pm

Pakistan’s headline inflation is expected to stay within the 4-5% range in December, the Finance Division projected...

Sustained recovery expected: FD foresees Nov inflation to range between 5.8pc and 6.8pc

Updated 28 Nov, 2024 09:28am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division is anticipating sustained economic recovery in the ongoing fiscal year, inflation to...

Pakistan inflation to ease further in November 2024, says Ministry of Finance

Updated 27 Nov, 2024 10:42pm

In its ‘Monthly Economic Update and Outlook’, the ministry says fiscal consolidation and contained inflation will provide impetus to economic activities in the coming months

Finance ministry sees Pakistan’s headline inflation at 6-7% in October 2024

Updated 30 Oct, 2024 10:43pm

CPI to decelerate further in November to 5.5-6.5%, says finance ministry

Lowest reading since Jan 2021: inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 6.9% in September 2024

Updated 01 Oct, 2024 07:47pm

Reading also lower than market expectations that put figure in range of 7.5-8%

Finance Division says economy indicating positive developments

Published 28 Sep, 2024 07:16am

ISLAMABAD: Inflation has dropped to single digit and is expected to remain within the range of eight percent to nine...

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

Finance ministry expects inflation to fall further to 9.5-10.5% in August

Updated 30 Aug, 2024 10:09pm

Headline inflation figure hit 11.1% in July and brokerage houses now see the number falling to single digits

Monthly update, outlook: June inflation will be on higher side: MoF

Updated 29 Jun, 2024 03:01pm

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has stated that inflation outlook would be higher for June 2024 compared to the...

Monthly Economic Update and Outlook of EAW: Credit to private sector declines 39.7pc YoY

Updated 30 May, 2024 09:31am

Finance Ministry states that expenditures remained under significant pressure due to rising mark-up payments

Finance ministry sees headline inflation decelerating further to 18.5-19.5% in April

Updated 30 Apr, 2024 10:37pm

Expects further easing to 17.5-18.5% in May 2024

Ministry of Finance projects inflation at 27.5-28.5% for December

Updated 27 Dec, 2023 10:27pm

In latest ‘Monthly Economic Update and Outlook’ report, it anticipates reading to further ease out to 24-25% in January

Successful IMF review, stable monetary policy driving PSX: Ministry of Finance

Updated 04 Dec, 2023 04:04pm

The Ministry of Finance in its latest report has attributed the ongoing bullish wave at the Pakistan Stock Exchange...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 16	278.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 16	278.30
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 16	160.26
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 16	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 16	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 16	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 16	3.65

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 15	7,554.29
Nasdaq / Jun 15	26,683.94
Dow Jones / Jun 15	51,671.03
India Sensex / Jun 16	76,714.29
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 16	69,722.25
Hang Seng / Jun 16	24,445.52
FTSE 100 / Jun 16	10,492.70
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 16	25,085.84
France CAC40 / Jun 16	8,452.87

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 15	389,600
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 16	80.57
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 16	20,280
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 16	4,326.02
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 16	76.67
Petrol/Litre / Jun 17	373.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 17	378.78

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 16 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	15.36 ▲ 2.67 (21.04%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 16 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	34.60 ▲ 6.01 (21.02%)
Pak Stock Exchange / Jun 16 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	52.70 ▲ 9.15 (21.01%)
Crescent Steel / Jun 16 Crescent Steel & Allied Products Limited(CSAP)	116.84 ▲ 20.28 (21%)
National Silk / Jun 16 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	195.13 ▲ 33.87 (21%)
Service Textile / Jun 16 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	42.82 ▲ 7.43 (20.99%)
MACPAC Films / Jun 16 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	72.73 ▲ 12.61 (20.97%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 16 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	28.77 ▲ 4.97 (20.88%)
Ansari Sug. / Jun 16 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	24.39 ▲ 4.1 (20.21%)
Nets Internat.Comm. / Jun 16 Nets International Communication Limited(GEMNETS)	33.43 ▲ 5.53 (19.82%)

Stock	Price
Ideal Spinning / Jun 16 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	69.48 ▼ -8.96 (-11.42%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 16 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	23.10 ▼ -2.44 (-9.55%)
Universal Ins. / Jun 16 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	22.60 ▼ -2.28 (-9.16%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jun 16 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	74.97 ▼ -6.17 (-7.6%)
Idrees Tex. / Jun 16 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	46.69 ▼ -3.41 (-6.81%)
Data Agro / Jun 16 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	91.73 ▼ -6.34 (-6.46%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jun 16 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	6.11 ▼ -0.39 (-6%)
GOC (Pak) / Jun 16 GOC (Pak) Limited.(GOC)	117.18 ▼ -5.82 (-4.73%)
Sakrand Sugar / Jun 16 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	26.05 ▼ -1.22 (-4.47%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jun 16 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	10.86 ▼ -0.48 (-4.23%)

Stock	Volume
Lotte Chemical / Jun 16 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	108,119,661 ▼ -0.25
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 16 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	49,523,210 ▲ 0.84
Siddiqsons Tin / Jun 16 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	43,732,572 ▲ 0.46
Sui South Gas / Jun 16 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,975,274 ▲ 3.46
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 16 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,115,690 ▲ 0.09
B.O.Punjab / Jun 16 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	40,078,444 ▲ 1.77
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 16 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	37,091,776 ▲ 0.02
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 16 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	34,505,206 ▲ 2.1
TPL Properties / Jun 16 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	31,351,342 ▲ 0.37
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 16 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	28,293,781 ▲ 7.15

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