Pakistan's weekly inflation rose 0.29% in the week ended November 5, 2026, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) said on Friday. The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), the weekly index that tracks prices of essential goods, climbed to 374.61 points from 373.51 points in the previous week. Compared with a year earlier, the index was 12.31% higher.
What drove the weekly rise
Tomatoes were the sharpest mover, with prices up 54.18% week-on-week. LPG, the liquefied petroleum gas used for cooking and some vehicles, rose 3.72%, while potatoes went up 2.07%. Eggs, garlic, firewood and salt powder also edged higher, PBS said.
The SPI covers 51 essential items across 17 urban centres, and its base year is 2015-16, set at 100. Of the 51 items, 21 rose in price, 10 fell and 20 stayed unchanged during the week.
Fuel and the year-on-year picture
Petrol fell 4.20% and diesel 2.97% on a week-on-week basis. Pulses, banana, onions, powdered milk, chicken, sugar and wheat flour also became cheaper. Even so, fuel costs remain far above last year, with LPG up 114.88%, electricity for Q1 up 52.38%, diesel up 39.27% and petrol up 36.34% compared with a year earlier.
Among the other large yearly increases, tomatoes were up 78.89% and wheat flour 33.95%. Potatoes (37.24% lower), eggs (27.59% lower) and sugar (25.03% lower) cost less than a year ago.
By consumption group, the lowest group, covering spending up to Rs 17,732, saw its index rise 0.86% to 361.00 points from 357.92. The next groups rose by 0.70%, 0.52% and 0.40%, while the highest group rose 0.10%.
Timeline: what has happened so far
- Week ended November 5, 2026: the SPI rose 0.29% week-on-week to 374.61 points.
- Week ended November 5, 2026: tomato prices rose 54.18%, the sharpest weekly increase among the items tracked.
- November 6, 2026: PBS released the weekly SPI figures on Friday.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Hafta khatam hone wale 5 November ko Pakistan mein SPI ke mutabiq mehangai mein 0.29 percent izafa hua. Tamatar 54 percent se zyada mehnga hua, jabke petrol aur diesel thoda sasta hue. Saal bhar pehle ke muqablay mein SPI 12.31 percent zyada hai, is liye ghar ka kharcha pehle se zyada mehsoos ho sakta hai. Agle hafte ke aadad se pata chalega ke tamatar aur dusri cheezon ki qeemat kis taraf jati hai.
