WEB DESK: The Weekly Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the Combined Group registered a substantial YoY increase of 41.05 per cent for the week concluding on November 30, 2023. However, there was a marginal week-on-week (WoW) decline of 0.23 per cent compared to the preceding week. This marks ...

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has approved a Uniform Quarterly Tariff Adjustment for K-Electric consumers, resulting in an increase of Rs1.72 per unit, as per ARY News. The decision entails applying the tariff rationalization guidelines issued to the National Electric Power Regulatory ...

Islamabad : According to ARY News, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has sent out a notification about the increase in gas prices in response to an additional request from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The gas tariff has increased by 200%, while it has increased by 172% ...

The interim federal government in Islamabad is reportedly considering a significant increase in gas tariffs, potentially up to 200%, as well as raising fixed charges for protected consumers, as per ARY News reports on Wednesday. This move by the interim government aims to impose additional ...

The National Statistical Agency has released weekly inflation figures.According to the statistics agency, the current week's overall inflation rate stands at 37.33%, with an increase in the prices of 14 items and a decrease in the prices of 14 items in a week, while the prices of 23 items remained ...

In Islamabad, the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) report from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) revealed that weekly inflation rose by 0.93% for the week ending on September 21. Within this period, among the 51 items monitored, prices increased for 22 items (43.14%), decreased for 11 ...

State Bank of Pakistan has announced a new monetary policy for the next two months. Inflation, which was rising at the highest rate, is expected to decrease now. State Bank has stated that inflation will be high in October but will start decreasing from November. Following administrative actions, ...

According to a report from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released on Friday, the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) indicated a weekly inflation increase of 0.96 percent for the week ending on September 7. During this period, the SPI for the mentioned group reached 279.87 points, up from ...

The business community in Karachi is planning a sit-in protest against the escalating inflation, scheduled for September 8, as reported by ARY News on Wednesday. A consultative session involving the business community was convened, during which traders unanimously decided to initiate a ...

In August, Pakistan experienced a surge in headline inflation, reaching 27.4% year-on-year, as indicated by official data. This increase was attributed to a depreciating rupee and escalating expenses linked to an IMF bailout package, which hindered the government's efforts to control ...