Pakistan weekly inflation dips 0.04pc, annual rate 11.38%

Tomatoes fell 23.05% in the week, but wheat flour, chicken and pulses became dearer, and year-on-year SPI inflation stayed high at 11.38%, the statistics bureau said.

Weekly SPI-based inflation fell 0.04% in the week ended October 15, 2026, with the index at 372.43 points.

Year-on-year inflation remained at 11.38%, so prices are still well above last year.

Tomatoes fell 23.05% in the week, while wheat flour rose 3.36% and chicken 3.31%.

Onions (75.19%), LPG (68.95%) and petrol (49.60%) were far dearer than a year earlier.

A 50-kilogram bag of cement averaged Rs1,600, up 0.27% on the week and 14.66% on the year.

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