Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s merchandise trade deficit widened significantly to $3.705 billion in December 2025, marking a 23.8% increase from $2.993 billion in the same month the previous year, according to provisional data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The deterioration was driven primarily by a steep 20.4% …
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Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has released the latest Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) data, showing a welcome decline of 0.67% for the week ended January 01, 2026, said an official data of PBS here on Friday. The SPI, a key tool for monitoring short-term inflation, tracks …
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Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Thursday released the latest Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) data, showing a marginal decline of 0.09% in the prices of essential commodities for the week ending December 24, 2025. The SPI, a key weekly measure designed to track short-term inflation trends …
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Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s short-term inflation edged higher during the week ended December 18, 2025, as food and energy prices recorded mixed movements, official data showed. The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics said the Sensitive Price Indicator increased 0.24% week-on-week, reflecting rising prices of several essential consumer items. The SPI tracks …
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BeNewz Report ISLAMABAD: Data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) show that Pakistan’s merchandise trade deficit surged by 37.17 percent during the first five months of fiscal 2025-26, as imports climbed and exports fell. PBS provisional figures for November 2025 show exports at $2.398 billion, down 15.35 percent compared …
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Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has reported a 0.73% increase in weekly inflation for the period ending 27 November 2025, pushing the year-on-year Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) inflation to 4.32%. The latest data reflects persistent pressure on household budgets as prices of essential goods continue to fluctuate. …
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BeNewz Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s short-term inflation inched higher during the week ending 20 November 2025 as the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) recorded a rise of 0.07%, driven mainly by sharp increases in tomato and LPG prices. The SPI, compiled by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, tracks the movement of 51 …
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Sugar prices surge to Rs 229 per kg Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics says the Sensitive Price Indicator rose 0.53% in the week ended 13 Nov 2025, driven by sharp increases in chicken and tomatoes. The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) said the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) …
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BeNewz Report ISLAMABAD Pakistan’s weekly inflation, measured through the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), fell by 0.59% for the week ending November 6, 2025, mainly due to a sharp drop in food prices, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday. The PBS report showed that …
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Aftab Maken Pakistan’s trade deficit widened by 38% during the first four months of the current fiscal year (July–October 2025–26), according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The deficit rose to $12.58 billion, compared to $9.11 billion in the same period last year — an increase …
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