Weekly inflation in Pakistan rises to 11.85% on flour prices
Weekly inflation in Pakistan rose to 11.85% year-on-year in the week ending October 22, with wheat flour among the main drivers, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics said.
Short-term inflation rose to 11.85% year-on-year in the week ending October 22, up from 11.38% the week before.
Wheat flour rose 1pc week-on-week and was 36.49pc higher than a year earlier.
Petrol and diesel prices have continued to rise on a daily basis, as the petroleum levy has not been eased.
Of 51 tracked items, 19 rose, 12 fell and 20 stayed unchanged in the week.