Islamabad
Consumer Price Index (CPI), based on monthly inflation, remained in single digit by witnessing an increase of 9.19 percent during the month of October 2021 as compared to the corresponding month of the last year, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported Friday.
The Urban CPI was recorded an increase of 9.55% while Rural CPI recorded an increase of 8.66%, according to PBS data.
According to break up figures, the food products that witnessed decline in prices in urban areas on year-on-year (yoY) basis included tomatoes (48.52%), pulse moong (29.12%), onions (28.35%) and potatoes (19.26%).
The food products that witnessed increase in prices in urban areas included vegetable ghee (43.03%), mustard oil (41.92%), cooking oil (40.02%), chicken (34.69%), pulse Masoor (17.62%), meat (17.11%), fruits (15.84%), wheat flour (12.97%), gram whole (12.44%), beans (12.26%) and milk (9.45%).
The non-food items the prices of which increased in urban areas on YoY basis Liquefied Hydrocarbons (71.03%), electricity charges (Combine) (32.14%), motor fuel (27.6%), footwear (16.12%), washing soap/detergents (12.45%), motor vehicle accessories (11.98%), woollen readymade garments (11.86%) and plastic products (10.30%).
On the other hand, in rural areas the food items the prices of which deceased on YoY basis included tomatoes (54.61%), onions (28.79%), pulse Moong (27.04%), potatoes (18.15%) .
