The Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation increased to 26.6% on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in October 2022, according to the data released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).

On a month-on-month basis, it increased to 4.7% in October 2022 compared to a decrease of 1.2% in the previous month (September) and an increase of 1.9% in October 2021, the PBS calculated.

The food commodities that witnessed an increase in prices on a YoY basis included tomatoes (219.34%), onions (165.66%), gram whole (69.80%), pulse gram (65.08%), besan (62.25%), mustard oil (61.14%), pulse masoor (61.07%), fresh vegetables (58.87%), cooking oil (58.06%), pulse mash (55.33%), vegetable ghee (52.5%), pulse moong (49.84%), wheat (45.77%), tea (41.89%), rice (40.76%), wheat flour (37.38%), milk fresh (29.61%), meat (25.34%), potatoes (20.65%), fish (15.4%), chicken (12.22%) and gur (0.39%).

The food commodities that witnessed a decrease in prices included sugar (11.84%) and condiments and spices (10.97%).

The non-food commodities that witnessed an increase on a YoY basis included motor fuel (64.81%), stationery (44.5%), washing soap/detergents/matchbox (41.49%), transport services (41.27%), motor vehicles (34.29%), construction input items (32.03%), motor vehicle accessories (31.31%), electricity charges (24.95%), cotton cloth (24.16%), household equipment (21.4%), solid fuel (20.88%) and construction wage rates (12.72%).

CPI inflation Urban increased to 24.6% on a year-on-year basis in October 2022 as compared to an increase of 21.2% in the previous month and 9.6% in October 2021. On a month-on-month basis, it increased to 4.5% in October 2022 as compared to a decrease of 2.1% in the previous month and an increase of 1.7% in October 2021.

CPI inflation Rural increased to 29.5% on a year-on-year basis in October 2022 as compared to an increase of 26.1% in the previous month and 8.7% in October 2021. On a month-on-month basis, it increased to 5% in October 2022 compared to an increase of 0.2% in the previous month and an increase of 2.2% in October 2021.

SPI inflation on YoY increased to 24.0% in October 2022 compared to an increase of 28.6% a month earlier and an increase of 15.3% in October 2021. On an MoM basis, it decreased by 1.5% in Oct 2022 as compared to a decrease of 1.4% a month earlier and an increase of 2.1% in October 2021.

WPI inflation on a YoY basis increased to 32.6% in October 2022 as compared to an increase of 38.9% a month earlier and an increase of 21.2% in October 2021. On a MoM basis, it decreased by 0.5% in October 2022 compared to an increase of 1.4% a month earlier and an increase of 4.2% in the corresponding month i.e. October 2021.

The Core inflation (NFNE), measured by non-food non-energy Urban increased to 14.9% on (YoY) basis in October 2022 compared to an increase of 14.4% in the previous month and 6.7% in October 2021. On (MoM) basis, it increased by 1.3% in October 2022 compared to an increase of 0.9% in the previous month, and an increase of 0.9% in the corresponding month of last year i.e. October 2021.

The Core inflation (NFNE), measured by non-food non-energy Rural increased to 18.2% on (YoY) basis in October, 2022 as compared to an increase of 17.6% in the previous month and 6.7% in October 2021. On (MoM) basis, it increased by 1.5% in October 2022 as compared to an increase of 1.4% in the previous month, and an increase of 1.0% in the corresponding month of last year i.e. October 2021.

Core inflation (Trimmed), measured by 20% weighted trimmed mean Urban increased to 22.0% on (YoY) basis in October 2022 as compared to 19.5% in the previous month and 8.7% in October 2021. On (MoM) basis, it increased by 1.9% in October 2022 as compared to an increase of 1.6% in the previous month and an increase of 1.1% in the corresponding month of last year i.e. October 2021.

Core inflation (Trimmed), measured by 20% weighted trimmed mean Rural increased to 26.7% on (YoY) basis in October 2022 compared to 24.4% in the previous month and by 8.2% in October 2021. On (MoM) basis, it increased to 2.7% in October 2022 compared to an increase of 2.5% in the previous month and an increase of 1.6% in the corresponding month of last year i.e. October 2021.

Credit : Independent News Pakistan-WealthPk