An overview of the weekly report on SPI (Sensitive Price Indicator) and Prices of Essential Commodities by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics issues a weekly report on SPI that shows the comparison of prices of basic commodities and determines the inflation rate in Pakistan. For the analysis, 51 commodities have been selected. The prices are collected from various markets of 17 cities of the country and SPI is calculated on weighted average.
The weekly report on the sensitive price indicator issued by PBS on the 8th of June 2023 shows that there is an increase of 0.21% in the SPI over the previous week (WoW).
Increase in Prices of Essential Commodities
During the week, an increase in 21 items has been recorded. The list of prices of essential commodities and their percentage change with reference to the previous week (WoW) and the corresponding week of last year (YoY) is detailed in the table below:-
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Increase in Prices (08-06-2023) |
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| Sr No | Item | Unit | Price 8-6-23 | %age Inc WoW | %age Inc YoY |
| 1 | Beef with Bone | 1 Kg | 773.01 | 0.57 | 19.29 |
| 2 | Chicken | 1 Kg | 460.52 | 7.01 | 66.53 |
| 3 | Curd | 1 Kg | 199.12 | 0.07 | 37.04 |
| 4 | Daal cooked (Avg) | Per Plate | 126.64 | 0.58 | 39.8 |
| 5 | Energy Saver Philips 14 watt | Each | 313.36 | 0.26 | 36.24 |
| 6 | Garlic | 1 Kg | 333.72 | 1.02 | 13.2 |
| 7 | Georgette Avg | 1 Meter | 243.51 | 1.29 | 26.84 |
| 8 | Gur | 1 Kg | 177.82 | 0.32 | 36.41 |
| 9 | Milk Fresh | 1 Ltr | 173.48 | 0.12 | 35.12 |
| 10 | Mutton | 1 Kg | 1623.74 | 0.06 | 20.03 |
| 11 | Onions | 1 Kg | 66.84 | 20.85 | -15.85 |
| 12 | Potatoes | 1 Kg | 84.03 | 1.74 | 77.65 |
| 13 | Pulse Mash | 1 Kg | 450.09 | 0.2 | 53.02 |
| 14 | Rice Basmati Broken | 1 Kg | 205.76 | 0.32 | 79.05 |
| 15 | Rice IRRI | 1 Kg | 149.78 | 1.26 | 79.59 |
| 16 | Shirting Avg | 1 Meter | 355.07 | 0.23 | 26.16 |
| 17 | Soap Life Buoy 115 gm | Each | 101.72 | 0.5 | 64.92 |
| 18 | Sugar | 1 Kg | 119.47 | 0.01 | 36.26 |
| 19 | Tea Prepared | Per cup | 51.48 | 1.38 | 46.29 |
| 20 | Tomatoes | 1 Kg | 55.51 | 29.1 | -29.6 |
| 21 | Washing Soap Sufi 250 gm | Each | 125.15 | 0.12 | 42.49 |
Decrease in Prices of Essential Commodities
Prices of ten commodities as given in the following table have reduced in the week as compared to their prices in the last week.
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Decrease in Prices (08-06-2023) |
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| Sr No | Item | Unit | Price 8-6-23 | %age Dec WoW | %age Dec YoY |
| 1 | Bananas | Dozen | 207.87 | -7.62 | 74.68 |
| 2 | Cooking oil Dalda/Other | 5 Ltr | 3204.68 | -0.81 | 24.53 |
| 3 | Eggs | Dozen | 261.67 | -3.41 | 45.19 |
| 4 | LPG 11.67 Kg | Cylinder | 2794.38 | -7.62 | 74.68 |
| 5 | Mustard Oil | 1 Kg | 543.73 | -2.16 | 3.41 |
| 6 | Pulse Gram | 1 Kg | 245.52 | 0.65 | 30.24 |
| 7 | Pulse Masoor | ! Kg | 276.42 | -2.25 | 2.98 |
| 8 | Pulse Moong Washed | 1 Kg | 271.27 | -2.22 | 56.84 |
| 9 | Veg Ghee Dalda/Habib | 1 Kg | 587.1 | -0.33 | 11.24 |
| 10 | Wheat Flour | 20 Kg | 2470.65 | -2.02 | 101.85 |
Unchanged Prices of Essential Commodities
Prices of 20 basic commodities remained unchanged from those in the last week, however, their comparison with the prices in the corresponding week of last year is detailed in the following table.
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Unchanged Prices (08-06-2023) |
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| Sr No | Item | Unit | Price 8-6-23 | %age Dec WoW | %age Inc/(Dec) YoY |
| 1 | Beef Cooked (Avg) | Per Plate | 256.27 | 0 | 37.65 |
| 2 | Bread (Small) | Each | 106.73 | 0 | 59.01 |
| 3 | Chillie Powder National | 200 gm | 215 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Cigarettes Capstan | 1 pack of 20 | 221.35 | 0 | 138.45 |
| 5 | Electricity Charges | Per Unit | 6.15 | 0 | 16.48 |
| 6 | Firewood | 40 Kg | 1074.82 | 0 | 28.27 |
| 7 | Gas Charges upto 3.3719 MMBTU | MMBTU | 295 | 0 | 108.38 |
| 8 | Gents Sandal Bata | Pair | 1999 | 0 | 53.89 |
| 9 | Gents Sponge Chappal Bata | Pair | 599 | 0 | 100.33 |
| 10 | Hi-Speed Diesel | Per Litre | 253.89 | 0 | 23.89 |
| 11 | Ladies Sandal Bata | Pair | 799 | 0 | 14.31 |
| 12 | Lawn printed Gul Ahmed/Al-Karam | 1 Meter | 527.8 | 0 | 19.86 |
| 13 | Long Cloth 57″ Gul Ahmed/Al-Karam | 1 Meter | 522.95 | 0 | 24.49 |
| 14 | Match Box | Each | 5.35 | 0 | 36.24 |
| 15 | Milk Nido | 390 gm bag | 735.99 | 0 | 38.23 |
| 16 | Petrol Super | Per Litre | 262.89 | 0 | 24.81 |
| 17 | Salt (National/Shan) | 800 gm | 53.26 | 0 | 49.99 |
| 18 | Tea Yellow Label | 190 gm pack | 558.82 | 0 | 114.93 |
| 19 | Telephone Call Charges | Per Minute | 1.79 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Veg Ghee Dalda/Habib | 1 Kg | 1522.27 | 0 | 18.9 |
Weekly Report SPI for the week ended on 02 June 2023
Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Sensitive Price Indicator Reports
Disclaimer
The post is for educational and information purposes. The data has been collected by the team of Fiscal Updates from direct sources, however, the information contained in this report may not be used as a reference to any legal document.