Islamabad: The trend of increasing inflation rate in the country continues, the inflation rate has increased by 0.15 percent during the recent week, while the annual inflation rate has reached a record level of 46.82 percent.
According to the weekly inflation report issued by the Federal Bureau of Statistics, during the recent week ending on April 27, 2023, the segment having an income of more than 44 thousand 175 rupees per month has been the most affected by inflation, for which the inflation rate was 48.23 percent. Is.
In the weekly report on inflation by the Federal Bureau of Statistics, it has been stated that the inflation rate has decreased by 0.15% in the week ending on April 27, while during this week, potatoes, flour, eggs, dal mash, dal Prices of a total of 21 essential items including gram, beef, mutton, jaggery, chicken, washing soup, bread, rice, matcha, garlic, open milk and curd increased.
7 items including onion, tomato, sugar, lentils, mustard oil and LPG became cheaper while the prices of 7 essential items remained stable.
According to the report, the price of potato increased by 8.22%, flour by 2.65%, chicken by 1.75%, rice by 1.01%, plain bread by 1.13% and jaggery by 1.23%, while tomato by 19.20%, onion by 1.01%, 40%, sugar 1.19%, LPG 1.09%, lentils 0.98% and mustard oil 0.39% cheaper.
According to the statistics of the Federal Bureau of Statistics, the rate of inflation in the country during the week ending April 27 in terms of the Sensitive Price Index (SPI) was 46.821 percent compared to the same period last year.
According to the statistics, during the recent week, the inflation rate was 41.54% for the group having income up to 17 thousand 732 rupees per month on an annual basis, the group having income from 17 thousand 733 rupees to 22 thousand 888 rupees per month. The rate of inflation was 46.39 percent.
Similarly, the rate of inflation was 46.36% for the group with income from 22 thousand 889 to 29 thousand 517 rupees per month, 46.55% for those with income from 29 thousand 518 to 44 thousand 175 rupees per month, while more than 44 thousand 176 rupees per month. The rate of inflation for the income group was 48.23 percent.
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