ISLAMABAD, Oct 01 (APP):The Consumer Price Index (CPI) on year-on-year basis during September 2018 witnessed an increase of 5.1 percent as compared to same month of previous year.
Core inflation measured by non-food non-energy CPI increased by 8.0 percent on year-on-year basis in September 2018 as compared to an increase of 7.7 percent in the previous month and 5.4 percent in September 2017,
according to data issued by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Monday.
On month-on-month basis, it increased by 0.4 percent in September 2018 as compared to increase of 0.2 percent in previous month, and an increase of 0.1 percent in corresponding month of last year i.e. September 2017.
Core inflation, measured by 20 percent weighted trimmed mean CPI (Core Trimmed) increased by 5.8 percent on (YoY) basis in September 2018 as compared to 5.9 percent in the previous month and by 4.1% in September 2017.
On (MoM) basis, it increased by 0.1 percent in September 2018 as compared to an increase of 0.2 percent
in the previous month and an increase of 0.1 percent in corresponding month of last year i.e. September 2017.
Sensitive Price Index (SPI) based inflation on YoY increased by 1.0 percent in September 2018 as compared to an increase of 3.3 percent a month earlier and an increase of 1.9 percent in September 2017.
On MoM basis, it decreased by 0.1 percent in September 2018 as compared to an increase of 0.2 percent a month earlier and an increase of 2.1 percent in September 2017.
Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation on YoY basis increased by 9.2 percent in September 2018 as compared to an increase of 11.0 percent a month earlier and an increase of 1.6 percent in September 2017.
WPI inflation on MoM basis decreased by 1.5 percent in September 2018 as compared to an increase of 0.8 percent a month earlier and an increase of 0.1 percent in corresponding month of last year i.e. September 2017.