Challenges to SDGs implementation agenda reviewed ISLAMABAD: The National Economic Council (NEC) Sub-Committee on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) emphasised the... Updated 05 Jan, 2024 01:08pm
Editorials Trade deficit: welcome decline? EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released balance of trade figures for July-December 2023, which... Published 04 Jan, 2024 05:41am
Business & Finance Jul-Dec: Trade deficit falls 34.29pc to $11.15bn YoY ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit narrowed down by 34.29 percent in the first half (July-December) of the current... Updated 03 Jan, 2024 09:54am
Editorials Inflation is rightly regarded as costly EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released the following data for the last month of 2023: (i) consumer... Updated 03 Jan, 2024 02:48pm
Print ECC rejects hike in wheat support price proposal ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has turned down the Ministry of National Food... Updated 03 Jan, 2024 09:15am
Pakistan Pakistan’s trade deficit shrinks over 34% to $11.15bn in 6MFY24 Stood at $16.97bn in same period of the previous year Updated 02 Jan, 2024 09:03pm
Opinion Problematic statistics The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has been endeavoring to improve the quality and coverage of statistics in... Published 02 Jan, 2024 05:21am
Markets Pakistan’s headline inflation reading clocks in at 29.7% in December Reading is marginally higher than official estimates that put CPI reading in range of 27.5-28.5% Updated 01 Jan, 2024 07:51pm
Markets Prices of petrol, HSD kept unchanged ISLAMABAD: The interim government on Sunday kept the ex-depot prices of petrol and high speed diesel (HSD) unchanged... Updated 01 Jan, 2024 06:54am
Business & Finance Weekly SPI inflation jumps 43.25pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended 28th December 2023, increased by 43.25... Published 30 Dec, 2023 06:28am
Opinion Fall in industrial production The statistics on the Quantum Index of Manufacturing (QIM) has been released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics... Published 26 Dec, 2023 04:30am
Print SPI-based weekly inflation soars 42.60pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index-based inflation for the week ended 21st December 2023, increased by 42.60... Updated 23 Dec, 2023 12:41pm
Print Textile group: Jul-Nov exports decline 6.5pc to $6.88bn YoY Country’s overall exports during July-November fiscal year 2023-24 total $12.172 billion (provisional) Updated 22 Dec, 2023 10:00am
Print Jul-Nov: Petroleum group imports witness 16.19pc negative growth ISLAMABAD: Petroleum group imports witnessed a negative growth of 16.19 per cent during the first five months... Updated 22 Dec, 2023 09:47am
Business & Finance Jul-Nov mobile phones imports up 112.2pc to $616.54m YoY ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $616.541 million during the first five months (July-November) of... Updated 22 Dec, 2023 09:03am
Editorials Macroeconomic indicators not satisfactory EDITORIAL: External borrowing failed to meet the budgeted target by 51 percent as per data released by the Pakistan... Published 21 Dec, 2023 03:54am
Print Oct LSMI output down 4.08pc YoY The LSMI quantum index number (QIM) estimated for October 2023 is 111.06 Updated 16 Dec, 2023 05:34pm
Editorials Monetary policy blues EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in its meeting of 12 December 2023 kept the discount rate unchanged... Published 14 Dec, 2023 05:24am
Print Fertilizer at notified rates directed: Energy price hike propelled inflation to 29.2pc in Nov, ECC told ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Wednesday directed the relevant ministries to... Updated 14 Dec, 2023 09:13am
Opinion Mixed economic trends The first five months of 2023-24 have witnessed upturns and downturns both globally and within Pakistan. There was... Published 12 Dec, 2023 05:28am
Print ‘Country is not getting new inflows from abroad’ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been estimated at 2.17 percent for the first quarter of the... Updated 11 Dec, 2023 09:09am
Business & Finance 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