Overview
- Official data for the week ended November 13 show the Sensitive Price Indicator up 0.53% week on week and 4.15% year on year.
- Food and household energy led the gains, with chicken up 20.33% and tomatoes up 12.03%, alongside higher LPG, cooking oil and firewood prices.
- Some items eased, including onions down 6.65%, pulse gram down 2.61% and sugar down 1.07%, indicating a mixed but upward-tilting basket.
- The latest reading extends a run of increases to 15 consecutive weeks, underscoring persistent short‑term inflation pressure.
- Journalists report that border-related supply disruptions have tightened perishables, and economists warn households face further strain without effective price controls.