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Islamabad (Special Reporter) — During the first week of the second month (August 2026) of the current fiscal year 2026–27, the pace of inflation has increased. Following a decline during the final week of last month, the inflation rate in the country rose by 0.28 percent this week, while the annual inflation rate stood at 9.29 percent. Over the past week, 20 essential items became more expensive, 9 items became cheaper, and the prices of 22 items remained stable, according to the weekly inflation report released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
According to the data released by the PBS, chicken prices increased by 9.19% and onions by 10.14% during the recent week. Meanwhile, chana dal prices rose by 2.43%, red chilli powder by 1.01%, mustard oil by 0.99%, tea leaves by 0.57%, washing soap by 0.08%, flour (atta) by 0.52%, vegetable ghee by 0.37%, and firewood by 0.32%.
Conversely, tomato prices decreased by 6.82%, LPG by 1.90%, high-speed diesel by 1.66%, petrol by 0.63%, sugar by 0.51%, plain roti by 0.29%, eggs by 0.09%, potatoes by 0.09%, and bananas by 1.20% over the week.
The statistics also indicate that, based on the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) on an annual basis, the inflation growth rate for various income groups was recorded as follows:
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Income up to 17,732 rupees per month: Increased by 0.43% to reach an annual rate of 9.51%.
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Income from 17,733 to 22,888 rupees per month: Increased by 0.41% to reach 9.87%.
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Income from 22,889 to 29,517 rupees per month: Increased by 0.36% to reach 8.79%.
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Income from 29,518 to 44,175 rupees per month: Increased by 0.34% to reach 8.96%.
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Income above 44,176 rupees per month: Increased by 0.20% to reach 9.00%.
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