Islamabad:
The trend of increasing inflation in the country continues for the second week, and in the recent week, the inflation rate has increased by 0.17 percent, while on an annual basis, the inflation rate has increased to 3.34 percent.
According to the Federal Bureau of Statistics, last week, the prices of 21 essential commodities, including eggs, chicken, onions, ghee and flour, increased, while the prices of 6 essential commodities, including potatoes, tomatoes, LPG and lentils, decreased, and the prices of 24 essential commodities remained stable.
According to the Federal Bureau of Statistics report, in the past week, the prices of chicken have increased by 8.92 percent, eggs by 2.25 percent, flour by 5.74 percent, onions by 7.47 percent, garlic by 0.86 percent, vegetable ghee by 0.86 percent, jaggery by 1.70 percent, and washing soup by 0.23 percent.
Similarly, among the essential commodities whose prices have decreased in the recent week, tomatoes have decreased by 11.34 percent, potatoes by 0.93 percent, bananas by 1.29 percent, lentils by 0.35 percent and LPG by 0.59 percent.
The statistics showed that during the recent week, the annual inflation rate for the group with an income of up to Rs 17,732 per month was recorded at 4.14 percent, up 0.14 percent, and for the group with an income of Rs 17,733 to Rs 22,888 per month, it was recorded at 4.31 percent, up 0.17 percent.
The Federal Bureau of Statistics said that the inflation rate for the group with an income of Rs. 22,889 to Rs. 29,517 per month was 5.10 percent, up 0.18 percent, and for the group with an income of Rs. 29,518 to Rs. 44,175 per month, the inflation rate was 5.15 percent, up 0.20 percent.
Similarly, for the group with an income of more than Rs. 44,176 per month, the rate of increase in inflation has been 3.59 percent, with an increase of 0.16 percent.
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