Bad News for the People Troubled by Inflation, New Report Issued
ISLAMABAD (Daily Qudrat): The Federal Bureau of Statistics has issued its weekly report on inflation, according to which the weekly inflation rate in the country increased by 0.29 percent, while the year-on-year inflation rate reached 12.31 percent.
According to the report, during one week the prices of 21 essential items increased, while 10 items became cheaper and the prices of 20 remained stable.
On an annual basis, LPG became 114.88 percent more expensive, while the price of tomatoes recorded an increase of 78.89 percent. Similarly, electricity charges rose by 52.38 percent.
According to the Bureau of Statistics, over the year diesel became 39.27 percent and petrol 36.34 percent more expensive, while wheat flour became 33.95 percent and chicken 31.81 percent more expensive.
On a weekly basis, the price of tomatoes recorded the highest increase of 54.18 percent, while LPG, potatoes, eggs and garlic also became more expensive. On the other hand, petrol became 4.20 percent and diesel 2.97 percent cheaper.
According to the report, a decrease was also recorded in the prices of gram lentils, bananas, onions, dry milk and chicken, while sugar, wheat flour and moong dal also became slightly cheaper.
