Pakistan’s short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), rose 10.64% year-on-year in the week ending September 17, according to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics data.
The index increased 0.49% from the previous week. The annual SPI rate had been 8.62% a week earlier and 8.35% two weeks earlier, showing a marked acceleration in recent readings.
Published official data showed diesel prices rising about 7.29% during the week, petrol 6.40% and liquefied petroleum gas 3.26%. Higher fuel costs directly pressure household budgets and can also feed into food and other essential prices through transport costs.
The SPI tracks 51 essential commodities across 50 markets in 17 cities. It is designed as a high-frequency measure of price changes rather than a substitute for the broader Consumer Price Index.
The latest increase comes as Pakistan faces elevated energy costs amid disruption in regional fuel and shipping markets.