SPI exhibits 4.52% YoY enhance — eggs, tomatoes, wheat flour lead rise; WoW declines 0.03%
A vendor arranges tomatoes on his pushcart. The kitchen important was promoting on pushcarts for Rs400-450 and in supermarkets at Rs550-580 on account of brief provide available in the market. Photograph: Jalal Qureshi/Specific
KARACHI:
The Delicate Value Indicator (SPI), a weekly gauge of short-term inflation in Pakistan, recorded a 4.52% year-on-year (YoY) enhance for the week ended January 29, 2026, reflecting persistent upward strain on important commodities throughout the nation.
Regardless of the annual rise, the SPI witnessed a marginal weekly decline of 0.03%, indicating some short-term aid within the costs of key objects. In response to official knowledge, the mixed week-on-week (WoW) change throughout all consumption quintiles remained largely flat, with slight decreases noticed in most classes aside from the very best consumption quintile, which recorded a marginal enhance of 0.02%.
The weekly evaluation highlighted notable worth corrections in a number of staple objects. Potatoes dropped sharply by 7.81%, adopted by onions at 6.66%, salt powder at 1.36% and wheat flour at 1.17%. Different objects registering minor decreases included pulse masoor (0.75%), eggs (0.30%), gur (0.24%) and basmati damaged rice (0.08%). Conversely, sure important items and commodities noticed worth upticks throughout the week. Tomatoes led the features with a 7.53% surge, adopted by hen at 3.25% and bananas at 3.07%. Family power objects equivalent to LPG rose by 1.56%, whereas pulse mash and pulse gram elevated by 1.49% and 1.31%, respectively. Total, of the 51 objects monitored, 18, or 35.29%, recorded worth will increase, 9, or 17.65%, skilled declines, whereas 24, or 47.06%, remained unchanged.
The YoY SPI knowledge replicate broader inflationary developments throughout important commodities. Among the many most vital annual worth will increase have been eggs (42.85%), tomatoes (41.14%) and wheat flour (38.29%). The blended weekly motion underscores seasonal fluctuations in perishable objects and short-term market corrections, whereas the YoY enhance alerts persistent inflationary pressures on important commodities, affecting family budgets.
