Overview

• The Federal Bureau of Statistics reported the sensitive price index at 332.75 points for the week ending October 9, up from 332.17 a week earlier and higher than 318.91 a year ago.
• Prices for 21 essential items increased, 6 declined, and 24 were unchanged across the weekly basket.
• Largest weekly rises included chicken up 8.92%, onions up 7.47%, wheat flour up 5.74%, and eggs up 2.25%.
• Biggest drops were tomatoes down 11.34%, bananas down 1.29%, potatoes down 0.93%, and chana dal down 0.35%.
• Weekly impacts varied by income group, with the lowest bracket down 0.14% and other groups up 0.17%, 0.18%, 0.20%, and 0.16% respectively, based on prices collected from 17 cities, 50 markets, and 51 items.