Weekly inflation sees annual surge |
ISLAMABAD: Short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), increased 4.18 per cent year-on-year in the week ending Nov 6, owing to an increase in the retail price of wheat flour.
The SPI-based inflation rate recorded an upward trend for the past 14 consecutive weeks. The increase is mainly driven by a surge in prices of perishable products, including onions, tomatoes, potatoes, wheat flour as........