Inflation in Pakistan hits 21.3%, highest since Dec 2008 CPI inflation in rural areas increased by 23.6% on year-on-year basis in June 2022 Updated 01 Jul, 2022 08:10pm
Opinion FY2021-22: Overstatement of GDP growth rate The latest Pakistan Economic Survey for 2021-22 reveals that the economy has performed well this year and the growth... Published 28 Jun, 2022 06:10am
Business & Finance Electric fan exports up 2.33pc to $28.520m in 11 months ISLAMABAD: The exports of electric fan from the country witnessed an increase of 2.33 percent during the eleven... Published 27 Jun, 2022 07:21am
Pakistan Nadra, PBS ink contract for digital census ISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) and the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on... Published 21 Jun, 2022 05:51am
Business & Finance Jan-May: 12.41m mobile phones made locally ISLAMABAD: The local manufacturing plants have manufactured/ assembled 12.41 million phones handsets during the ... Updated 21 Jun, 2022 04:56pm
Print July-May mobile phone imports soar 4.62pc to $1.946bn ISLAMABAD: Pakistan imported mobile phones worth $ 1.946 billion during the first 11 months (July-May) 2021-22... Updated 19 Jun, 2022 09:02am
Business & Finance SPI registers record weekly increase of 3.38pc ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended June 16, 2022, recorded a significant increase of... Published 18 Jun, 2022 06:00am
Print Exports up 27.89pc: Jul-May imports soar 44.51pc to $72.297bn YoY Imports in May 2022 were $6.777 billion as compared to $6.661 billion in April Exports during May 2022 were $2.626 billion as compared to $2.897 billion in April Updated 17 Jun, 2022 10:45am
Business & Finance Jul-Apr LSMI output grows 10.7pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output has registered a growth of 10.7 percent during... Published 17 Jun, 2022 06:37am
Pakistan LSMI output declines 13.3% in April on monthly basis, increases 15.4% year-on-year Growth of 10.7% posted during July-April 2021-22 when compared with the same period of previous year Published 16 Jun, 2022 02:54pm
Opinion Survey makes no overt political statement The most carefully watched aspect of the Economic Survey 2021-22 is not the data that is usually limited to March... Published 10 Jun, 2022 06:16am
Business & Finance SPI records 2pc increase WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended June 2, 2022, recorded a significant increase of... Published 04 Jun, 2022 04:18am
Print July-May trade deficit widens 57.85pc to $43.334bn YoY ISLAMABAD: Trade deficit widened by 57.85 per cent during the first 11 months (July-May) of the current fiscal year... Updated 03 Jun, 2022 10:15am
Print May CPI inflation rises 13.8pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased by 13.8 per cent on a year-on-year basis in May... Updated 02 Jun, 2022 09:54am
Print PBS expands basket of selected items ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has extended basket of selected items comprising 1,674 for... Updated 02 Jun, 2022 09:58am
Business & Finance SPI decreases 0.26pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended May 26, 2022, recorded a decrease of 0.26 percent... Published 28 May, 2022 05:11am
Pakistan 7th Population and Housing Census-2022: PBS launches series of sensitisation workshops KARACHI: Provinces are important stakeholders in census process and are directly involved in data collection,... Published 26 May, 2022 05:26am
Business & Finance PBS holds workshop on population & housing census 2022 LAHORE: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) organised first sensitisation workshop regarding forthcoming 7th... Published 24 May, 2022 05:35am
Business & Finance Ban on luxury items’ import welcomed: BMP chief advocates controlling burgeoning food import bill LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) Chairman Mian Anjum... Published 22 May, 2022 06:03am
Pakistan SPI up 1.42pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended May 19, 2022 recorded an increase of 1.42 percent... Published 21 May, 2022 04:34am
Print Jul-Apr mobile phone import grows 7.43pc to $1.81bn YoY ISLAMABAD: Pakistan imported mobile phones worth $1.810 billion during the first 10 months (July-April) of 2021-22... Updated 15 May, 2022 08:31am
Print Jul-Apr exports grow 25.55pc to $26.25bn YoY Country’s trade deficit widens by 64.90 percent from $23.826 billion in July-April 2020-21 to $39.290 billion in July-April 2021-22 Updated 15 May, 2022 12:14pm
Business & Finance SPI surges 0.49pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended May 12, 2022 recorded an increase of 0.49 per cent... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Print Jul-Mar LSMI output jumps 10.4pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The overall output of Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) increased by 10.4 percent for... Updated 14 May, 2022 10:04am
Pakistan First-ever digital census: PBS working extensively to meet challenging timelines ISLAMABAD: First meeting of the Census Monitoring Committee constituted in pursuance of decision taken in 49th... Published 11 May, 2022 04:58am
Business & Finance Jul-Mar services’ exports grow 17.07pc to $5.15bn YoY ISLAMABAD: The exports of services from the country witnessed an increase of 17.07 percent during the first three... Published 08 May, 2022 07:06am
Print Jul-Apr trade deficit widens 64.79pc to $39.264bn YoY ISLAMABAD: Trade deficit widened by 64.79 percent during the first 10 months (July-April) of the current fiscal... Updated 07 May, 2022 10:05am
Opinion Rising inflation and remedial actions The evolving global and local geopolitical landscape is posing serious economic challenges for the new government in... Published 06 May, 2022 05:03am
Opinion 2020-21: Overstatement of employment The labour force survey for 2020-21 has been released recently by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). Despite... Published 06 May, 2022 05:03am
Business & Finance SPI up 0.43pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended April 28, 2022 recorded an increase of 0.43 ... Published 30 Apr, 2022 05:53am
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