Islamabad: The rate of inflation was increasing continuously for three weeks across the country, but the pressure of inflation broke to some extent on the fourth week and decreased by 1.13 percent on a weekly basis, while the rate of inflation on an annual basis also decreased to the level of 29.06 percent. But it has arrived.
According to the report released by the Federal Bureau of Statistics of the sensitive price index for the week ending on March 21, during the recent week, the prices of 9 items of daily use in the country increased, while the prices of 17 items decreased and the prices of 25 items. There has been stability.
In the country, the group having a monthly income of 22 thousand 889 to 29 thousand 517 rupees was the most affected by inflation, the rate of inflation for this group has been 33.23 percent.
The Federal Bureau of Statistics said that in the week ending March 21, the price of tomato increased by 36.73 percent, onion by 19.58 percent, potato by 4.02 percent, garlic by 2.87 percent, dal mash by 1.25 percent, flour by 1.02 percent, sugar by 0.95 percent, dal. Misoor fell by 0.86 percent, and diesel by 0.60 percent.
The data showed that the price of LPG increased by 1.49 percent, shirting by 0.74 percent, beef by 0.53 percent, broken basmati rice by 0.48 percent, mutton by 0.42 percent, mustard oil by 0.40 percent, rice by 0.69 percent, rice by 0.25 percent, and dry milk by 0.14 percent. And georgette rose 0.03 percent.
During the last week, the prices of 17 daily consumption items decreased and prices of 25 items remained stable, on the contrary, the prices of 9 essential items increased.
According to the Federal Bureau of Statistics, a decrease of 1.83 percent was recorded in the price sensitive index for the group having the lowest monthly income of Rs 17,732.
Similarly, 1.64% in the price sensitive index for the groups having monthly income between Rs. , 1.34%, 1.25% and 0.91% decrease has been recorded.
According to the statistics, during the recent week, the inflation rate for the group having income up to 17 thousand 732 rupees per month on an annual basis, 17 thousand 733 rupees to 22 thousand 888 rupees per month, in the inflation rate. 25.93% in the rate of inflation for the class, 33.23% in the rate of inflation for the class having income from 22 thousand 889 to 29 thousand 517 rupees per month, for the class having income from 29 thousand 518 to 44 thousand 175 rupees per month. The rate was 30.68 percent, while the rate of inflation for the group having an income of more than 44 thousand 176 rupees per month was 26.20 percent.
