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ISLAMABAD, Nov 3 (APP): The core inflation measured by Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 6.2 per cent on a year-on-year basis in October 2025, as compared to 5.6 per cent in the previous month and 7.2 per cent of the corresponding month of the last year.
On month-on-month basis, the CPI increased by1.8 per cent in October 2025 as compared to an increase of 2.0 per cent in the previous month and an increase of 1.2 per cent in of the same month of the previous year (October 2024), according the data of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
Meanwhile, the CPI inflation Urban, increased by 6.0 per cent on year-on-year basis in October 2025 as compared to 5.5 per cent of the previous month and 9.3 per cent in October 2024. On month-on-month basis, it remained stable at 1.5 per cent both in October 2025 and the previous month compared to an increase of 1.1 per cent in October 2024.
The CPI inflation Rural, increased by 6.6 per cent on year-on-year basis in October 2025 as compared to an increase of 5.8 percent in the previous month and 4.2 per cent in October 2024. On month-on-month basis, it increased by 2.3 per cent in October 2025 as compared to an increase of 2.8 per cent in the previous month and an increase of 1.5 per cent in October 2024.
The SPI inflation on year on year basis increased by 4.8 per cent in October 2025 as compared to an increase of 4.5 per cent a month earlier and an increase of 9.7 per cent in October 2024. On month on month basis, it increased by 0.9 per cent in October 2025 as compared to 2.0 per cent in a month earlier and an increase of 0.6 per cent in October 2024.
The WPI inflation on year on year basis increased by1.1 per cent in October 2025 as compared to an increase of 0.6 per cent in the previous month and an increase of 3.9 per cent in October 2024. On month-on-month basis, it remained stable at 0.5 per cent both in October 2025 and the previous month as compared to no change in October 2024.
Measured by non-food non-energy Urban increased by 7.5 per cent on year on year basis in October 2025 as compared to 7.0 per cent of the previous month and 8.6 per cent in October 2024. On month month-by-month basis, it increased by 1.1 per cent in October 2025 as compared to 0.3 per cent in previous month and an increase of 0. per cent in the corresponding month of last year.
Measured by non-food non-energy Rural increased by 8.4 per cent on a year-on-year basis in October 2025 compared to 7.8 per cent in previous month and an increase of 11.7 per cent in October 2024. On month on month basis, it increased by 1.3 per cent in October 2025 as compared to 0.6 per cent in the previous month and an increase of 0.7 per cent in the corresponding month of last year.