ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based weekly inflation decreased by 0.56 percent during the week ending June 4, 2026, for the combined consumption group, as reported by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday. According to PBS data, the SPI for the reviewed week fell to 355.55 points, down from 357.54 points recorded in the previous week. On a year-on-year basis, the SPI increased by 14.75 percent.
SPI Breakdown by Consumption Groups
The weekly SPI, with a base year of 2015-16=100, covers 17 urban centers and 51 essential items for all expenditure groups. However, the SPI for the lowest consumption group (up to Rs 17,732) increased by 0.32 percent to 336.62 points from 335.56 points. The SPI for consumption groups of Rs 17,733–22,888 also rose by 0.04 percent, while for groups of Rs 22,889–29,517, Rs 29,518–44,175, and above Rs 44,175, it decreased by 0.14 percent, 0.38 percent, and 0.88 percent, respectively.
Price Movements of Essential Items
During the week, out of 51 items, prices of 22 items (43.14 percent) increased, 10 items (19.61 percent) decreased, while 19 items (37.25 percent) remained stable. On a week-on-week basis, the items that witnessed a decline in prices included chicken (down 9.48 percent), followed by garlic (9.13 percent), diesel (7.01 percent), petrol (6.80 percent), pulse gram (0.38 percent), pulse mash (0.34 percent), pulse moong (0.11 percent), mustard oil (0.04 percent), beef (0.02 percent), and firewood (0.01 percent).
On the other hand, major increases were observed in the prices of onions (up 28.16 percent), followed by potatoes (21.91 percent), tomatoes (9.56 percent), bananas (1.20 percent), vegetable ghee (2.5 kg) (0.91 percent), washing soap (0.68 percent), LPG (0.66 percent), cooking oil (5 liters) (0.64 percent), fresh milk (0.61 percent), wheat flour (0.59 percent), and cigarettes (0.57 percent).
Year-on-Year Comparison
On a year-on-year basis, prices of potatoes declined by 38.44 percent, followed by eggs (26.67 percent), pulse gram (22.61 percent), sugar (15.56 percent), salt powder (13.26 percent), chicken (12.84 percent), pulse masoor (12.50 percent), and pulse moong (4.51 percent) compared to the same period last year, PBS reported. Major increases were recorded in the prices of onions (100.68 percent), followed by wheat flour (59.88 percent), electricity charges for Q1 (59.40 percent), LPG (57.09 percent), petrol (50.60 percent), diesel (49.63 percent), tomatoes (20.62 percent), and mutton (15.86 percent). Prices of chili powder, beef, bananas, and powdered milk also increased over the corresponding week of last year.
