Overview
- The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics put the combined SPI at 335.73 points for the week ended December 11, down from 335.84 a week earlier.
- Prices for 12 of 51 tracked items rose, 10 fell, and 29 were unchanged across 17 urban centers.
- Biggest weekly moves included tomatoes down 16.18% and sugar down 4.91%, while chicken gained 6.19% and wheat flour rose 2.88%.
- The lowest consumption group saw a 0.26% weekly decline to 326.84 points, compared with a 0.02% uptick for the highest group.
- Analysts reported a moderation from October peaks above 5% year on year to 3.90% and warned of potential upside from energy tariff revisions or global commodity swings.