Islamabad: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics has released weekly inflation figures. According to the report, there was a slight decline in the inflation rate in a week and it was recorded as a decrease of 0.01 percent, however, the inflation rate remained at 2.30 percent on an annual basis.
According to the statistics, last week, the prices of 18 items increased, 8 items became cheaper and the prices of 25 items remained stable. Among the most expensive items is tomato, whose price increased by 19.8 percent, that is, it became expensive by Rs 21 per kg. The price of onion increased by 11 percent and increased by Rs 7 per kg.
A 20-kg bag of wheat flour became expensive by Rs 140, while chicken became expensive by 3.6 percent, garlic by 2.3 percent, LPG by 1.4 percent and sugar by 1.2 percent. Meanwhile, eggs, broken basmati rice and fresh milk are also included in the inflation.
The report also states that the public got some relief as the prices of high-speed diesel, per unit price of electricity, dal mash and dal mung decreased.
Analysts say that despite the increase in the prices of vegetables and basic commodities, the impact of inflation has been partially reduced due to the reduction in some essential items, but cost pressure for consumers persists.
