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SPI shows 5.03% year-on-year increase; PBS data highlights mixed commodity trend Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s weekly inflation, measured through the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), rose by 0.22% for the week ended October 23, 2025, driven by higher prices of key food and household items including onions, eggs, sugar and cooking …

PBS data shows 24 essential items became costlier, while chicken and fuel prices eased slightly. Benewz Report ISLAMABAD:  Inflationary pressures continued to build during the week ending October 16, 2025, as the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) — which tracks short-term price movements of essential commodities — rose by 0.49%, according …

Pakistan’s weekly inflation rose 0.56% for the week ending October 2, 2025, driven by sharp increases in key food and fuel items, led by tomatoes. Aftab Maken Pakistan’s Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), a key measure of short-term inflation, registered a 0.56% increase for the week ending October 2, 2025, reflecting …

Exports rise over 12% as imports decline, improving the monthly trade balance significantly. BeNewz Report Pakistan’s trade deficit witnessed a notable contraction in September 2025, driven by a rise in exports and a significant reduction in imports, according to the latest figures released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. The …

BeNewz Report Pakistan’s trade deficit narrowed in August 2025 compared with July, though year-on-year data showed a sharp widening as exports declined and imports increased. The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics–PBS–reported that exports fell to Rs 683.5 billion ($2.42 billion) in August from Rs 762.6 billion ($2.69 billion) in July, representing …

Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has encountered a significant economic challenge at the start of the new fiscal year, with its trade deficit recording a worrying increase in July 2025. According to the latest figures released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the trade deficit for the first month of …

Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade figures for June 2025 show a mixed picture, with a slight dip in exports and imports compared to the previous month, but some positive signs when looking at the bigger picture over the past year. In June 2025, Pakistan’s exports were valued at $2.543 billion. …

The country’s trade deficit during the period from July 2024 to April 2025 increased by 8.81%, surpassing the $21.35 billion mark, says an official data released by PBS here on Friday. The data further revealed that the trade deficit also surged in April, by 55.20% on a monthly basis to …

The monthly inflation rate in March has remained below one percent, while the trade deficit recorded an increase, said an official data released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on Thursday. During the first nine months of the current fiscal year, both exports and imports saw a rise alongside the growing …

Pakistan’s trade deficit showed a modest improvement in February 2025, though the country continues to grapple with rising imports and falling exports, according to the latest trade data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The trade figures for February, compared with January 2025, reveal a sharp decline in exports. …