Gas, sugar and footwear drive annual spi higher

Karachi:

The sensitive price index (SPI) recorded a 1.98% increase for the week ending the week ending July 31, 2025, reflecting mixed trends in basic products. Remarkable price increases were observed in natural gas, sugar, pulses, beef and vegetables, while non -foods such as ladies’ sandals recorded the largest increase of 55.62%.

On the basis, natural gas charges for the first trimester increased by 29.85%, 21.66%sugar, Moong pulse 14.27%, beef 14.16%, 2.5kg GHEE vegetables 12.33%, 1kg of ghee 11.95%, firewood 11.75%, GUR 11.23%, 10.94%.

On the contrary, there was a large decrease in onion prices (-49.32%), tomatoes (-42.31%), garlic (-23.78%), wheat flour (-22.90%), pulse (-21.40%). (-10.02%) and liquefied oil gas (LPG, -0.86%).

Data, drawn up by 50 markets in 17 cities, show the ongoing volatility of food prices, although head of weekly inflation has shown some moderation due to seasonal and market -based factors.

Inflation of the week, measured through SPI, decreased by 0.35% for the week ending July 31, 2025, according to Pakistan Statistics Office (PBS).
The decline is mainly due to a significant decline in perishable and basic food prices, including tomato (-17.26%), chicken (-4.76%), bananas (-2.97%) and Moong Pulse (-1.55%). Prices of LPG (-1.39%) and wheat flour (-0.59%) were also reduced.

Of the 51 key figures they watched, the prices of 12 objects declined, 11 data recorded increase and 28 objects remained unchanged. Remarkable increases were observed in eggs (+1.80%), firewood (+1.11%) and cooked beef (+1.08%).

The weekly SPI has been reduced to all income groups, with the lowest pendulums (Q1 and Q2) seeing the highest decline of 0.42%. However, based on the annual base, lower and medium -income groups faced higher inflation, with the Q2 showing the largest annual increase of 2.80%, while the higher income (Q5) increased by 1.23%.

The total annual SPI increased by 1.98%, reflecting ongoing pressure from increasing values of basic elements such as sugar, gas and pulses.

Meanwhile, the monthly consumer price index (CPI) recorded an increase of 4.1% in July 2025, according to data published by the PBS and IIS survey. This marks an increase from the 3.2% increase recorded in June 2025 and a significant decline in inflation 11.1% in July 2024.

The key rates in the increase in the CSR include an increase of 0.89% of food and non -alcoholic beverages and a 3.56% increase in clothing and footwear. Housing and household furniture saw a 3.56% upward trend, while transport costs increased by 2.72%. In one month to month, the CPC increased by 2.92%.

PBS data underlines a variety of impacts in all areas, with education, leisure and culture that show moderate development, while various objects increased by 14.89% on a yearly basis. The total CPI leader for July 2025 amounted to 271.9 points, from 261.3 in June.