ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Pakistan recorded a 0.35 per cent decline in weekly inflation, while prices of 15 essential commodities increased and 12 decreased during the week, according to the latest report issued by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
The report showed that weekly inflation increased by 11.32 per cent on a year-on-year basis.
During the week, tomato prices surged by 34.91 per cent, followed by potatoes at 3.27 per cent, diesel at 2.53 per cent, gram pulse at 2.11 per cent and plain bread at 1.29 per cent.
According to the PBS, quarterly electricity tariffs declined by 3.92 per cent during the week. Chicken prices fell by 2.95 per cent, eggs by 2.81 per cent, flour by 0.83 per cent and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by 0.73 per cent.
Petrol prices decreased by 0.39 per cent, sugar by 0.35 per cent and powdered milk by 0.33 per cent.
On a year-on-year basis, LPG recorded the highest increase at 106.86 per cent. Quarterly electricity tariffs rose by 52.38 per cent, diesel by 45.13 per cent, petrol by 43.61 per cent, flour by 34.87 per cent and chicken by 31.72 per cent.
The report also showed that potato prices fell by 38.67 per cent year-on-year, tomatoes by 27.99 per cent and eggs by 26.70 per cent, while sugar became 25.21 per cent cheaper.
Prices of masoor lentils declined by 8.37 per cent and mung beans by 6.42 per cent on an annual basis.