Pakistan's SPI rises 0.29% as tomato prices jump 54.18%

Tomatoes rose 54.18% in the week, LPG 3.72% and potatoes 2.07%, while petrol and diesel fell, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics said on Friday.

The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) rose 0.29% week-on-week to 374.61 points in the week ended November 5, 2026, up from 373.51.

Compared with a year earlier, the SPI was 12.31% higher, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics said.

Tomatoes (+54.18%), LPG (+3.72%) and potatoes (+2.07%) drove the weekly rise.

Petrol fell 4.20% and diesel 2.97% week-on-week, but both remain well above last year's levels.

Of 51 items tracked, 21 rose, 10 fell and 20 stayed unchanged.

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