SPI-based inflation up by 1.6pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended 7th December 2023, increased by 1.16... Published 09 Dec, 2023 05:46am
Business & Finance SPI down 0.23pc WoW ISLAMABAD: A decline of 0.23 percent has been recorded in the weekly Sensitive Price Index (SPI) for the week ending... Published 02 Dec, 2023 05:09am
Business & Finance Nov CPI inflation rises to 29.2pc YoY ISLAMABAD: Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation increased to 29.2 percent on a year-on-year basis in November 2023 ... Published 02 Dec, 2023 05:09am
Business & Finance Jul-Nov trade deficit shrinks 33.59pc to $9.378bn YoY ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit contracted by 33.59 percent to $9.378 billion during the first five months... Published 02 Dec, 2023 05:09am
Markets Pakistan’s headline inflation reading clocks in at 29.2% in November Inflation reading higher than October's when it stood at 26.9% Updated 01 Dec, 2023 10:38pm
Pakistan Pakistan’s trade deficit narrows 34% to $9.38bn in 5MFY24 Stood at $14.28bn in same period of the previous year Updated 01 Dec, 2023 10:44pm
Pakistan Pakistan’s economy grows 2.13% in 1st quarter of FY24: NAC GDP for FY23 revised slightly downward from growth of 0.29% to contraction of 0.17% Published 28 Nov, 2023 10:43pm
Opinion Unusual balance of payments The data on the balance of payments in the first four months of 2023-24 has been released recently by the SBP (State... Updated 28 Nov, 2023 05:22am
Business & Finance Data requirements: PBS workshop to ‘ensure more comprehensive understanding’ KARACHI: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Monday held 2nd workshop of a series, in collaboration with the... Published 28 Nov, 2023 04:56am
Business & Finance SPI inflation down 0.06pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the current week, ended 23 November 2023, decreased ... Published 25 Nov, 2023 05:19am
Editorials Inflation at a dangerous level EDITORIAL: Sensitive Price Index (SPI) for the week ending 16 November 2023 increased by 9.95 percent against a rise... Published 21 Nov, 2023 06:01am
Markets Weekly Cotton Review: Spot rate decreases amid dull business KARACHI: The production of cotton till now is said to be seventy three lac and seventy thousand bales; however, the... Published 20 Nov, 2023 06:28am
Business & Finance Jul-Oct mobile phone imports soar 107.91pc to $469.99m YoY ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $469.992 million during the first four months (July-October) of... Published 19 Nov, 2023 03:14am
Markets Jul-Oct: Petroleum group imports register negative growth of 16.93pc ISLAMABAD: Petroleum group imports witnessed a negative growth of 16.93 percent during the first four months... Published 18 Nov, 2023 06:03am
Print Jul-Oct period: Textile exports down 6.33pc to $5.565bn YoY ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports declined by around 6.33 per cent during the first four months... Updated 18 Nov, 2023 09:09am
Business & Finance Q1 LSMI output up 0.68pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output increased by 0.68 percent during the first quarter... Published 16 Nov, 2023 05:39am
Pakistan Internet bandwidth: PTA to review charging mechanism ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is planning to assess and review the charging mechanism of... Published 14 Nov, 2023 05:08am
Opinion Estimation of the quarterly GDP Pakistan has committed to the IMF in the Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, as part of the Stand-by... Updated 14 Nov, 2023 05:42am
Markets SPI inflation up 0.73pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the current week, ended 8 November 2023, increased by... Published 11 Nov, 2023 06:30am
Business & Finance SPI inflation up 0.71pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the current week, ended 2nd November 2023, increased... Published 04 Nov, 2023 06:00am
Print Essential commodities: NPMC satisfied with current price trend ISLAMABAD: The National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) reviewed the prices of essential commodities and expressed... Updated 03 Nov, 2023 08:59am
Editorials Trade deficit EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) trade data for July-October 2023 notes an improvement in the balance... Published 03 Nov, 2023 06:11am
Print October CPI-based inflation stays high at 26.9pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased to 26.9 per cent on a year-on-year basis in... Updated 02 Nov, 2023 09:18am
Print Jul-Oct FY24: Trade deficit shrinks 34.7pc YoY Country’s exports increase by 0.66 percent to $9.617 billion during July-October 2023-24 Updated 02 Nov, 2023 09:57am
Pakistan Pakistan’s headline inflation reading clocks in at 26.9% in October Inflation reading significantly lower than September, when it stood at 31.4% Updated 01 Nov, 2023 10:57pm
Editorials Rising Sensitive Price Index: sensitive matter EDITORIAL: The year-on-year (YoY) increase in the Sensitive Price Index (SPI) remained worryingly high at 29.65... Published 31 Oct, 2023 05:26am
Business & Finance CCP launches MIU for market surveillance ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has launched a new Market Intelligence Unit (MIU) - a new... Published 31 Oct, 2023 05:26am
Business & Finance SPI inflation down 0.33pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the current week, ended 26th October 2023, decreased... Published 28 Oct, 2023 05:58am
Pakistan 20.9pc female engineering graduates unemployed, 50.9pc out of labour force: Labour Force Survey 2020-21 KARACHI: An analysis of the Labour Force Survey 2020-21 has revealed that out of total 28,920 female engineering... Published 25 Oct, 2023 06:19am
Business & Finance SPI inflation down 1.7pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the current week, ended 19th October 2023, decreased... Updated 21 Oct, 2023 08:53am