Weekly prices fall 0.48%, but year-on-year data shows essentials still squeezing low-income households
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The Sensitive Price Indicator (SP I) has increased 4.18% year-on-year, reinforcing concerns over Pakistan's inflation outlook, as continued volatility in essential consumer prices reflects persistent cost-of-living pressure on low- and middle-income households across the country.
According to the weekly SPI report released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) for the week ended January 22, 2026, prices of
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