Pakistan's Weekly Inflation Hits 0.65% as LPG Jumps 22.44%

Weekly inflation in Pakistan rose 0.65% in the week ended October 22, with LPG cylinders up 22.44% and chicken up 12.20% in a single week.

The Sensitive Price Indicator rose 0.65% in the week ended October 22, and annual inflation reached 11.85%.

LPG was the biggest weekly mover, up 22.44%; an 11.67 kg cylinder averaged Rs6,310.76, up from Rs5,154.16.

Chicken rose 12.20% in the week, and live chicken reached Rs444.27 per kilogram.

Tomatoes fell 21.99% and petrol dropped 3.63% over the same week.

Prices rose for 19 of 51 monitored items, fell for 12 and stayed unchanged for 20.

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