ISLAMABAD, NOV 1, 2025: Short-term inflation, measured through the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), climbed 5.05 percent year-on-year during the week ending October 30, primarily driven by rising prices of perishable food items in local markets.
According to data released on Friday, weekly inflation has now maintained an upward trend for the past 13 consecutive weeks. While the SPI inched up by 0.12 percent compared with the previous week, the overall increase reflects persistent pressure on household budgets due to higher costs of essential commodities.
The prices of tomatoes, onions and potatoes saw an increase owing to disruption in supply due to closure of the border with Afghanistan.https://t.co/eHsmUiyn5z
— Dawn Business (@dawn_business) November 1, 2025
Officials attributed the latest surge mainly to higher retail prices of onions, tomatoes, potatoes, wheat flour, and edible oil. The closure of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border disrupted supply chains for several perishable goods, contributing to a notable jump in market rates. In addition, a continued rise in sugar and meat prices has further intensified inflationary pressures.
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Sugar prices reached between Rs180 and Rs200 per kilogram in various markets, while meat prices have also shown steady growth over recent weeks.
During the week under review, notable price increases were recorded for onions (59.54pc), eggs (3.24pc), chicken (2.40pc), garlic (1.72pc), firewood (0.93pc), cooking oil (5-litre) (0.64pc), vegetable ghee (2.5kg) (0.40pc), wheat flour (0.36pc), and powdered milk (0.22pc).
Conversely, several key food staples saw price declines. Tomatoes dropped 47.02 percent week-on-week, while decreases were also observed in pulse gram (1.66pc), pulse masoor (1.20pc), pulse moong (0.65pc), gur (0.56pc), potatoes (0.23pc), pulse mash (0.14pc), and rice IRRI-6/9 (0.12pc).
On an annual basis, the steepest price hikes were recorded for ladies’ sandals (55.62pc), sugar (42.44pc), tomatoes (31.56pc), gas charges for the first quarter (29.85pc), onions (19.98pc), wheat flour (19.23pc), and beef (13.42pc). Meanwhile, garlic prices fell 30.74pc, followed by declines in pulse gram (29.12pc), electricity charges (26.26pc), and potatoes (20.07pc).
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