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Monthly Economic Update and Outlook

FD sounds the alarm about inflation

Updated 31 Jul, 2026 09:33am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has sounded the alarm over the persistent inflation by projecting Consumer Price...

External pressures mount: FD projects 11-12pc headline inflation this month

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has projected headline inflation at 11-12 percent in June 2026 amid mounting...

Non-issuance of May economic update fuels speculations

Updated 25 Jun, 2026 03:13pm

ISLAMABAD: In an unprecedented development, the Finance Division is yet to release its Monthly Economic Update and...

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 / Jul 31	278
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 31	277.80
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 31	157.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 31	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 31	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 31	1.15
SOFR % / Jul 31	3.64

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 31	7,489.72
India Sensex / Jul 31	78,094.64
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 31	64,362.02
Nasdaq / Jul 31	25,373.85
Hang Seng / Jul 31	25,884.43
FTSE 100 / Jul 31	10,868.05
Dow Jones / Jul 31	52,485.03
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 31	25,629.24
France CAC40 / Jul 31	8,509.64

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 31	84.67
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 31	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 31	369,029
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 31	4,046.15
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 31	81.79
Petrol/Litre / Aug 2	336.03
Diesel/Litre / Aug 2	392.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jul 31 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	7.92 ▲ 1 (14.45%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jul 31 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	9.08 ▲ 1 (12.38%)
Cres.Star Ins. / Jul 31 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	6.04 ▲ 0.62 (11.44%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 31 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	13.41 ▲ 1.22 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Jul 31 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	38.38 ▲ 3.49 (10%)
Trust Mod. / Jul 31 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	24.19 ▲ 2.2 (10%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Jul 31 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	1,151.46 ▲ 104.68 (10%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jul 31 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	191.79 ▲ 17.44 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 31 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	38.75 ▲ 3.52 (9.99%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jul 31 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	38.96 ▲ 3.54 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 31 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	20.40 ▼ -2.27 (-10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 31 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	148.54 ▼ -15.74 (-9.58%)
Imperial Limited / Jul 31 Imperial Limited(IML)	21.16 ▼ -1.82 (-7.92%)
Kohinoor Power / Jul 31 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	25.84 ▼ -2.2 (-7.85%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jul 31 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	9.56 ▼ -0.74 (-7.18%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 31 786 Investments Limited(786)	24.04 ▼ -1.82 (-7.04%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 31 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	41.12 ▼ -2.88 (-6.55%)
Shaheen Ins. / Jul 31 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	8.76 ▼ -0.57 (-6.11%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jul 31 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	77.70 ▼ -4.87 (-5.9%)
Bhanero Textile / Jul 31 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	830.44 ▼ -48.56 (-5.52%)

Stock	Volume
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 31 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	178,796,682 ▲ 0.04
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 31 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	81,740,502 ▼ -2.27
Cnergyico PK / Jul 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	50,456,921 ▲ 0.13
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jul 31 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	48,675,508 ▲ 1
TPL Properties / Jul 31 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,842,886 ▲ 0.64
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 31 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	31,454,195 ▲ 0.02
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	28,353,328 ▲ 0
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 31 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	27,658,286 ▲ 1.15
Oilboy Energy / Jul 31 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	22,266,613 ▲ 0.66
Pak Refinery / Jul 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	21,805,902 ▲ 3.51

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