Inflation continues, prices of 23 essential items increased last week

In one week 23 essential items became expensive, 7 items became cheap and prices of 21 items remained stable, Federal Bureau of Statistics

Despite claims by government of slight decrease in inflation rate in recent week and 0.04 percent decrease in pace of increase in inflation rate after continuous 9 weeks of increase in inflation in country, during this period increase in prices of 23 essential items was recorded.

According to data of weekly report on inflation released by Federal Bureau of Statistics, after 9 weeks of inflation across country, inflation rate slightly decreased last week and pace of increase in inflation rate has decreased by 0.04 and pace of increase in inflation on annual basis has also decreased to 11.38, in one week 23 essential items became expensive, 7 items cheap and prices of 21 items remained stable.

In statistics it was told that in recent week price of chicken increased by 3.31 percent, price of gram lentil by 4.97 percent, price of mash lentil by 0.98 percent, price of masoor lentil by 0.65 percent, price of LPG by 0.42 percent, price of diesel by 0.47 percent, price of firewood by 0.69 percent, price of tea by 0.28 percent and price of flour increased by 3.36 percent.

According to Bureau of Statistics, in one week prices of sugar decreased by 0.62 percent, price of jaggery by 0.36 percent, price of onion by 4.90 percent, price of tomato by 23.05 percent, price of petrol by 0.70 percent and price of banana decreased by 2.59 percent.

In statistics it was told that during recent week in terms of Sensitive Price Index on annual basis pace of increase in inflation for class having income up to 17,732 rupees monthly remained 8.19 percent with decrease of 0.06 percent, pace of increase in inflation for class having income from 17,733 rupees to 22,888 rupees monthly remained 10.11 percent with decrease of 0.04 percent.

Similarly pace of increase in inflation for class having income from 22,889 rupees to 29,517 rupees monthly remained 8.99 percent with decrease of 0.01 percent, pace of increase in inflation for class having income from 29,518 rupees to 44,175 rupees monthly remained 9.54 percent with decrease of 0.02 percent.

Bureau of Statistics told that for class having income more than 44,176 rupees monthly pace of increase in inflation has remained 12.09 percent with decrease of 0.06 percent.