ISLAMABAD: Short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), increased 5.05 per cent year-on-year in the week ending Oct 30, owing to an increase in the retail price of perishable food products in the domestic market.

The SPI-based inflation recorded an upward trend for the past 13 consecutive weeks. The increase is mainly driven by a surge in prices of perishable products, including onions, tomatoes, potatoes, wheat flour as well as edible oil.

It, however, rose 0.12pc from the previous week,........

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