PAKISTAN INFLATION RATE

The inflation rate in Pakistan was recorded at 8.55 percent in August of 2013. Inflation Rate in Pakistan is reported by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Pakistan Inflation Rate averaged 8.03 Percent from 1957 until 2013, reaching an all time high of 37.81 Percent in December of 1973 and a record low of -10.32 Percent in February of 1959. In Pakistan, most important categories in the consumer price index are food and non-alcoholic beverages (35 percent of total weight); housing, water, electricity, gas and fuels (29 percent); clothing and footwear (8 percent) and transport (7 percent). The index also includes furnishings and household equipment (4 percent), education (4 percent), communication (3 percent) and health (2 percent). The remaining 8 percent is composed by: recreation and culture, restaurants and hotels, alcoholic beverages and tobacco and other goods and services. This page contains - Pakistan Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. 2013-09-03

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CALENDAR	GMT	COUNTRY	EVENT	REFERENCE	ACTUAL	PREVIOUS	CONSENSUS	FORECAST
2013-04-01	10:00 AM	PAKISTAN	INFLATION RATE YOY	2013-03-31	6.57%	7.4%
2013-05-02	10:45 AM	PAKISTAN	INFLATION RATE YOY	2013-04-30	5.8%	6.57%
2013-06-03	10:20 AM	PAKISTAN	INFLATION RATE YOY	2013-05-31	5.13%	5.8%		5.50%
2013-07-01	02:00 PM	PAKISTAN	INFLATION RATE YOY	2013-06-30	5.90%	5.13%		5.45%
2013-08-01	09:00 AM	PAKISTAN	INFLATION RATE YOY	2013-07-31	8.3%	5.90%		6.67%
2013-09-02	08:45 AM	PAKISTAN	INFLATION RATE YOY	2013-08-31	8.55%	8.30%		8.82%
2013-10-01	10:00 AM	PAKISTAN	INFLATION RATE YOY	2013-09-30		8.55%		8.94%
2013-11-01	10:00 AM	PAKISTAN	INFLATION RATE YOY	2013-10-31				9.69%
2013-12-02	10:00 AM	PAKISTAN	INFLATION RATE YOY	2013-11-30				10.01%

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PRICES	LAST		PREVIOUS	HIGHEST	LOWEST	FORECAST		UNIT	TREND
INFLATION RATE	8.55	2013-08-15	8.30	37.81	-10.32	8.95	2013-09-30	PERCENT
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI)	183.58	2013-07-15	179.94	183.58	62.82	185.62	2013-08-31	INDEX POINTS
EXPORT PRICES	240.90	2012-11-15	232.60	241.30	2.20	240.64	2013-03-31	INDEX POINTS
GDP DEFLATOR	220.72	2013-06-30	205.32	293.39	100.00	215.41	2013-12-31	INDEX POINTS
IMPORT PRICES	309.30	2012-11-15	295.80	309.30	1.20	327.20	2013-03-31	INDEX POINTS
PRODUCER PRICES	202.49	2013-07-15	199.21	202.49	20.05	203.20	2013-08-31	INDEX POINTS

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PAKISTAN INFLATION RATE UP TO TO 8.55% IN AUGUST

Joana Taborda

In August of 2013, Pakistan inflation rate accelerated to 8.55 percent, the highest value since September of 2012, as food prices continue to rise.

Year-on-year, prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages accelerated 10.12 percent, from 8.9 percent in July, mainly due to a 18.5 percent increase in cost of perishable food items. Highest food price increases were registered in: onions (70 percent), tomatoes (45 percent), fresh vegetables (27.2 percent), wheat flour (27 percent), chicken (26 percent) and tea (25 percent). In contrast, prices of pulse gram decreased 28.3 percent, besan (- 26 percent) and gram whole (- 21.25 percent). 

The highest non-food products price increases were registered in: postal services (26 percent), woolen readymade garments (19 percent), text books (15.9 percent), tailoring (15.8 percent), dopatta (15 percent) and cotton cloth (15 percent).  

On a month-over-month basis, the index for food and non-alcoholic beverages went up 2.07 percent in August, due to higher prices of onions (34.6 percent), chicken (12.15 percent) and potatoes (7.4 percent).

Year-on-year core inflation measured by non-food non-energy CPI accelerated to 8.5 percent in August, from 8.2 percent in July and 10.8 percent a year earlier.

Pakistan Bureau of Statistics | Joana Taborda | joana.taborda@tradingeconomics.com
9/2/2013 11:00:26 AM

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INFLATION RATE | Notes
The data given on this page shows an annual change in the Consumer Price Index. The CPI measures changes in the price level of consumer goods and services purchased by households. The CPI is calculated by taking price changes for each item in the predetermined basket of goods and services and averaging them. The items weight according to their importance. Depending on the country, the highest weights are usually given to the food, energy, housing, clothing, medical care, transportation and household equipment.

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