The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the combined consumption group showed a year-on-year decrease of 1.23% during the week ending July 10, 2025, compared to the same week in 2024, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
However, on a week-on-week basis, the SPI registered a 0.95% increase, rising from 312.06 points last week to 315.03 points this week.
SPI Movement by Consumption Group:
- Up to Rs 17,732: ↑ 1.06% (from 301.60 to 304.79 points)
- Rs 17,733 – Rs 22,888: ↑ 1.10%
- Rs 22,889 – Rs 29,517: ↑ 0.99%
- Rs 29,518 – Rs 44,175: ↑ 1.02%
- Above Rs 44,175: ↑ 0.88%
The SPI covers 17 urban centres and monitors the prices of 51 essential items using 2015-16 as the base year.
Price Trends This Week:
Out of 51 items:
- 19 items (37.25%) saw an increase
- 6 items (11.77%) showed a decrease
- 26 items (50.98%) remained unchanged
Key Weekly Price Increases:
- Chicken: +22.61%
- Tomatoes: +13.45%
- Onions: +6.25%
- Potatoes: +2.79%
- Garlic: +2.36%
- Sugar: +1.90%
- Gur: +1.89%
- Rice (Basmati Broken): +0.84%
Key Weekly Price Decreases:
- LPG: -2.56%
- Mustard Oil: -0.81%
- Pulse Moong: -0.41%
- Cooking Oil (5L): -0.20%
- Wheat Flour & Vegetable Ghee (2.5kg): -0.02%
Year-on-Year Price Changes:
Major YoY Decreases:
- Onions: -50.04%
- Tomatoes: -45.66%
- Electricity (Q1 charges): -37.62%
- Garlic: -22.80%
- Wheat Flour: -22.19%
- Pulse Mash: -20.46%
- Tea (packet): -17.93%
- Potatoes: -12.97%
- Pulse Masoor: -9.37%
- Diesel: -1.58%
Major YoY Increases:
- Ladies Sandals: +55.62%
- Sugar: +29.17%
- Pulse Moong: +18.89%
- Beef: +14.71%
- Chicken: +13.77%
- Gur: +12.66%
- Vegetable Ghee (2.5kg & 1kg): +12.46%
- Firewood: +10.44%
- Powdered Milk: +9.41%
- Lawn (printed): +7.89%
- Shirting: +7.31%
The SPI report highlights ongoing volatility in food prices, especially for perishable items like chicken, tomatoes, and onions, which contributed significantly to the weekly spike in inflation. However, the yearly trend indicates relief for consumers in several key categories such as vegetables, flour, and electricity.
