NAC to approve Q2 GDP estimates today ISLAMABAD: The National Accounts Committee (NAC) is scheduled to meet on Thursday (Mar 28) to approve the 2nd... Updated 28 Mar, 2024 09:38am
Opinion Pakistan and IMF The second and final review of the nine-month Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)... Published 25 Mar, 2024 06:05am
Business & Finance Weekly SPI down 1.13pc ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) for the week ended March 21, 2024, declined by 1.13 per cent due to a... Published 23 Mar, 2024 05:41am
Editorials Monetary policy: staying the course EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 22 percent – a rate... Published 20 Mar, 2024 03:00am
Business & Finance PBS inflation rates understated, says economist ISLAMABAD: “Consumer price index (CPI) and sensitive prices index (SPI) based inflation rates computed by the... Updated 20 Mar, 2024 11:57am
Pakistan 7th Population & Housing Census-2023: Data collected strategic resource for Data-Driven Policy Making: Ahsan ISLAMABAD: The data collected through 7th Population and Housing Census-2023 is a strategic resource for Data-Driven... Published 16 Mar, 2024 06:26am
Business & Finance Petroleum group: Jul-Feb imports show 10.93pc negative growth YoY ISLAMABAD: Petroleum group imports witnessed a negative growth of 10.93 per cent during the first eight months... Published 16 Mar, 2024 06:26am
Business & Finance Jul-Jan LSM sector attains negative growth YoY ISLAMABAD: The overall Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has shown a growth of -0.52 percent during the first... Published 16 Mar, 2024 06:26am
Editorials Increase in debt burden EDITORIAL: Total domestic and external debt stocks rose by 6 percent during the first seven months of the current... Published 09 Mar, 2024 04:59am
Business & Finance SPI up by 1.11pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) for the week ended on March 7, 2024 increased by 1.11 per cent due to an... Published 09 Mar, 2024 04:59am
Opinion Economic contradictions There are a number of economic events and happenings in Pakistan which are difficult to find immediate and rational... Published 05 Mar, 2024 03:09am
Print Jul-Feb trade deficit falls 30.2pc to $14.87bn YoY ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit narrowed down by 30.18 percent in the first eight months (July-February) of the... Updated 02 Mar, 2024 09:23am
Print Feb CPI-based inflation up 23.1pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation increased to 23.1 percent on a year-on-year basis in... Updated 02 Mar, 2024 08:39am
Print Weekly SPI up 1.27pc ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) for the week ended on February 29, 2024, increased by 1.27 per cent due... Updated 02 Mar, 2024 08:38am
Markets Pakistan’s trade deficit narrows 30% to $14.9bn in 8MFY24 Deficit stood at $21.3bn in 8MFY23 Updated 01 Mar, 2024 10:28pm
Markets Pakistan’s headline inflation reading slows to 23.1% in February This is the lowest CPI-based figure since June 2022 Updated 01 Mar, 2024 10:22pm
Business & Finance Monthly inflation rate projected to slow in February KARACHI: Inflation is projected to hover around 24.5-25.5% in February, with expectations of further easing to... Updated 01 Mar, 2024 11:08am
Print 2.27m cellphones made/assembled locally in Jan ISLAMABAD: The local manufacturing/assembling plants manufactured/assembled 2.27 million mobile handsets during the... Updated 25 Feb, 2024 09:03am
Print Weekly SPI up by 0.04pc ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) for the week ended on February 22, 2024 increased by 0.04 per cent due to... Updated 24 Feb, 2024 09:47am
Print July-January FY24: Trade deficit shrinks 32.7pc to $13.16bn YoY Pakistan Bureau of Statistics says exports increased by 7.87 percent to $17.778 billion Updated 21 Feb, 2024 01:04pm
Editorials LSMI growth EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics provided the quantum indices of Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI)... Published 20 Feb, 2024 03:09am
Markets Weekly Cotton Review: Prices continue to rise amid dwindling supply KARACHI: There has been a significant increase in the price of cotton, with a further rise of Rs 1000 per maund. The... Published 19 Feb, 2024 05:24am
Business & Finance H1 mobile phone imports soar 138.08pc to $987.539m YoY ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $987.539 million during the first half (July-January) of the... Published 18 Feb, 2024 03:01am
Print Textile group: Jul-Jan exports decline 2.99pc to $9.738bn YoY Exports in January 2024 were $2.792 billion (provisional) as compared to $2.822 billion in December 2023 Updated 17 Feb, 2024 04:17pm
Business & Finance Jul-Jan period: Petroleum group imports drop 12.06pc to $9.332bn ISLAMABAD: Petroleum group imports witnessed a negative growth of 12.06 percent during the first seven months... Published 17 Feb, 2024 05:51am
Business & Finance Weekly SPI inflation jumps 34.25pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) inflation increased by 34.25 percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis due to... Published 17 Feb, 2024 05:51am
Business & Finance LSM attains negative growth in 1H ISLAMABAD: The overall Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has shown a growth of -0.39 per cent during the first... Published 16 Feb, 2024 06:02am
Opinion Latest IMF projections The Staff Report of the IMF on the First Review under the Stand-By Arrangement was released on the 19th of January... Published 13 Feb, 2024 05:59am
Opinion PBS needs a makeover Policymaking at all levels of government requires precise, timely and accurate statistics to achieve various targets... Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am
Business & Finance SPI inflation: YoY trend depicts increase of 39.45pc ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) inflation increased by 39.45 percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis due to... Updated 03 Feb, 2024 03:03pm