SPI inflation this week: up 0.21% to 11.53% on a year, chicken up 7.25% in a week

Updated Saturday 3 October 2026. SPI weekly inflation in Pakistan rose 0.21% in the week ended Thursday 1 October 2026, and the year-on-year rate eased to 11.53% from 11.92% a week earlier, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics figures reported by Business Recorder. The combined index moved from 369.69 to 370.40 points. The big story this week is chicken, up 7.25% in seven days.

SPI this week: what went up

Of the 51 items in the basket, 20 rose, 10 fell and 21 did not move.

The LPG rise follows OGRA's October price, which put an 11.8 kg cylinder at Rs 3,296 (our LPG price page).

What got cheaper this week

Diesel fell 3.43%, bananas 1.52%, sugar 1.05%, potatoes 0.96% and petrol 0.65% over the week. Note that pump prices have moved again since the survey: petrol went up Rs 2.10 a litre and diesel 30 paise from 3 October, OGRA notified. Check today's figure on our petrol price page.

Against a year ago

• Onions: up 114.20%
• LPG: up 66.59%
• Electricity for the lowest slab (Q1): up 58.59%
• Diesel: up 44.50% and petrol: up 44.05%
• Wheat flour: up 32.65%
• Mutton up 15.07%, chicken 13.60%, beef 12.90%
• Tomatoes: down 45.52%, potatoes down 39.54%, sugar down 21.95%, eggs down 17.47%

The rise was even across incomes: households spending up to Rs 17,732 a month saw 0.19%, and those above Rs 44,175 saw 0.21%. The monthly consumer price index, a broader measure, was 10.3% in September, down from 11.1% in August (CPI page).

What it means for you

• Chicken is the item to watch: a 7% weekly jump usually shows up at the shop within days. Buy in bulk only if you can freeze it.
• Salary talks: with prices of essentials up about 11.5% on a year, a raise below that is a cut in real terms. Check yours with the salary increment calculator.
• Electricity: the lowest-slab bill is up by more than half on a year. Estimate your next bill with the electricity bill calculator.

We update this page every week when the Bureau releases the SPI, with earlier weeks kept below.

Week ended 24 September 2026: SPI up 0.99%, 11.92% on a year

Weekly inflation in Pakistan jumped 0.99% in one week and now stands at 11.92% year on year, according to the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ending 24 September 2026, released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. A near-1% weekly move is large for the SPI, and most of it came from one line: electricity.

What went up this week

The SPI tracks 51 essential items in 50 markets across 17 cities. This week 20 items rose, 10 fell and 21 were unchanged.

The electricity reading covers the lowest domestic consumption band, the one that most low-income households fall into, so the jump shows up directly in their monthly bill.

What got cheaper

Tomatoes fell 13.45%, potatoes 8.33%, bananas 5.66% and onions 2.42%. Diesel fell 1.57% and petrol 0.34% over the week, while sugar slipped 0.23% and powdered salt 0.90%.

The year-on-year picture

Measured against the same week last year, the biggest moves are:

• Onions: up 115.98%, more than double a year ago
• LPG: up 63.97%
• Potatoes: down 39.21%
• Sugar: down 21.14%

The SPI is a weekly measure of essentials and is more volatile than the monthly consumer price index. The last CPI reading was 11.1% year on year for August; the September CPI is due from the Bureau in the first days of October. You can follow it on our CPI inflation page.

What it means for you

• Check your electricity bill. If your usage crosses a slab boundary, the per-unit rate on your whole bill can change. Estimate your next bill in our electricity bill calculator or work out which appliances cost most with the electricity units calculator.
• LPG users are paying almost two-thirds more than a year ago. For cooking, compare against piped gas with the gas bill calculator where you have a connection.
• Salary talks. With weekly inflation near 12%, a raise below that is a pay cut in real terms. See what a raise is worth with the salary increment calculator.
• Fuel is one of the few items falling this week; track the daily rate on our petrol price page.