Weekly Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) Report

For the Week Ended November 13, 2025

This report summarizes the weekly Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), a key measure of inflation tracking the prices of 51 essential items in 17 urban centers across Pakistan.

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1. Key SPI Figures at a Glance

• Current Week (Combined SPI): 335.31
• Previous Week (Combined SPI): 333.55
• Corresponding Week Last Year (Combined SPI): 321.94

• Week-over-Week (WoW) Change: +0.53%
• Year-over-Year (YoY) Change: +4.15%

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2. Weekly Price Movement Analysis

During the week, out of 51 items, prices of 15 items (29.41%) increased, 12 items (23.53%) decreased, and 24 items (47.06%) remained stable.

Items with Major Price Increase (WoW)

• Chicken: +20.33%
• Tomatoes: +12.03%
• Bananas: +2.32%
• LPG: +1.97%
• Potatoes: +1.08%

Items with Major Price Decrease (WoW)

• Onions: -6.65%
• Pulse Gram: -2.61%
• Salt Powdered: -1.80%
• Gur: -1.78%
• Sugar: -1.07%

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3. Yearly Price Trend (YoY)

The annual trend shows an overall inflation of 4.15%, with significant changes in the following essential items:

Major YoY Increases

• Ladies Sandal: +55.62%
• Sugar: +40.25%
• Gas Charges (Q1): +29.85%
• Wheat Flour: +18.70%
• Beef: +14.29%

Major YoY Decreases

• Garlic: -36.29%
• Pulse Gram: -29.89%
• Electricity Charges (Q1): -26.26%
• Tomatoes: -23.01%
• Potatoes: -22.46%

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4. Impact by Income Group (Quintiles)

The SPI change varied across different income groups, with the lowest income group experiencing a lower weekly increase but a higher annual inflation compared to the highest income group.

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5. Monthly SPI Trend for Fiscal Year 2025-26

The monthly SPI for the lowest expenditure group (Q1) for the current fiscal year is as follows:

*Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics | Data for the week ended November 13, 2025 | Base Year: 2015-16 = 100*