# SPI inflation hits 11.97%: atta up 5.7% in a week to Rs 2,851 a bag, onions double in a year

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Type: News article
Author: Searchable Editorial
Published: 9 Oct 2026
Updated: 9 Oct 2026
Retrieved: 10 Oct 2026

> Weekly prices rose 0.57% in the week to 8 October, led by flour, chicken and petrol. What each staple now costs on average across 17 cities, and what got cheaper.

**Short-term inflation**, measured by the **Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)**, rose **0.57% in the week ended 8 October 2026** and is **11.97% higher than a year ago**, the [Pakistan Bureau of Statistics reported](https://www.pbs.gov.pk/weekly-sensitive-price-indicator-spi-for-the-week-ended-on-08-10-2026/) on Friday. The index stands at **372.58** (2015-16 = 100). The SPI tracks 51 essential items in 50 markets across 17 cities, so it is the closest weekly read of what a kitchen budget costs.

## What went up this week

The biggest weekly increases, from the [PBS executive summary](https://www.pbs.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Executive-Summary-SPI-Report_08.10.2026.pdf):

| Item | Week-on-week | National average now |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Wheat flour (20kg bag) | +5.69% | Rs 2,851 (Rs 2,697 last week) |
| Chicken, live broiler (1kg) | +4.93% | Rs 383 (Rs 365) |
| Pulse gram | +3.99% | |
| Petrol super (1 litre) | +2.40% | Rs 398.87 (Rs 389.51) |
| Tomatoes (1kg) | +2.40% | Rs 155 (Rs 152) |
| Pulse masoor | +1.29% | |
| LPG (11.67kg cylinder) | +0.57% | Rs 5,132 (Rs 5,103) |

Prices fell for **bananas (2.81%)**, **diesel (1.37%)**, **potatoes (0.89%)** and **sugar (0.37%)**. Of 51 items, 20 rose, 6 fell and 25 were unchanged.

## The year-on-year picture

Against the same week of 2025, the big jumps are **onions (100.24%)**, now Rs 190 a kilo on average against Rs 95 a year ago, **LPG (68.55%)**, **electricity for the lowest-use households (58.59%)**, **petrol (47.52%)**, **diesel (42.52%)** and **wheat flour (32.60%)**, which has gone from Rs 2,150 to Rs 2,851 a bag. Mutton is up 15% and beef 12.6%.

Some things are cheaper than last year: **potatoes (down 39.51%)**, **tomatoes (37.07%)**, **sugar (22.44%)**, now Rs 143 a kilo against Rs 184, and **eggs (18.88%)**, at Rs 261 a dozen against Rs 322.

## Who it hits hardest

The SPI splits households by monthly spending. This week, prices for the highest group (spending above Rs 44,175) are up **12.48%** on a year ago, against **9.41%** for the lowest (up to Rs 17,732). For everyone, flour and chicken were this week's pressure points.

## What it means for you

A family using two 20kg bags of atta a month is paying about **Rs 300 more than a week ago** and around **Rs 1,400 more than a year ago** at the national average. Fuel is the other driver: work out your own monthly bill with the [fuel cost calculator](/tools/cars/fuel-cost-calculator), and follow the PSO price on our [petrol price page](/data/petrol-price). The monthly consumer inflation figure (CPI), which the State Bank watches for interest rates, is on our [CPI inflation page](/data/cpi-yoy).

## Frequently asked questions

**What is SPI inflation this week in Pakistan?**

For the week ended 8 October 2026 the SPI rose 0.57% on the week and 11.97% on the year, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics said.

**What is the price of a 20kg flour bag in Pakistan?**

The national average in the SPI for the week to 8 October 2026 was Rs 2,851, up from Rs 2,697 a week earlier and Rs 2,150 a year ago.

## Sources

- Weekly Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended on 08-10-2026 (Pakistan Bureau of Statistics): https://www.pbs.gov.pk/weekly-sensitive-price-indicator-spi-for-the-week-ended-on-08-10-2026/
- Executive Summary, SPI for the week ended 08.10.2026 (Pakistan Bureau of Statistics): https://www.pbs.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Executive-Summary-SPI-Report_08.10.2026.pdf
- SPI Annexure, week ended 08.10.2026 (Pakistan Bureau of Statistics): https://www.pbs.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Annex_08.10.2026.pdf

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