Pakistan’s weekly inflation has declined by 0.33 percent for the week ended May 21, 2026, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
According to statistics released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday, the SPI, which tracks prices of 51 essential items across 50 markets in 17 cities, showed a year-on-year increase of 14.47%.
Chicken prices recorded the largest decline of 8.56%, followed by electricity charges for the first consumption quintile at 6.08%, garlic at 3.53%, pulse moong at 1.45%, and petrol and diesel at 1.21% each.
Prices of LPG fell 0.87%, while pulse gram, bananas, eggs, and pulse mash also registered slight declines.
However, tomatoes increased 7.17% during the week, onions rose 6.08%, and wheat flour increased 1.84%. Prices of potatoes, cooked daal, tea prepared, curd, and cooking oil also moved higher.
PBS data showed that out of 51 monitored items, prices of 26 items increased, 11 declined and 14 remained unchanged during the week.
Electricity charges for the lowest income group were 43.30% higher compared to the same week last year, while tomatoes rose 34.58%.
Other items posting annual increases included mutton at 15.86%, chilli powder at 15.20%, garlic at 13.39%, beef at 12.92%, and bananas at 10.55%.
Among items showing annual declines, potatoes dropped 42.02%, eggs fell 24.47%, pulse gram decreased 21.84%, and chicken prices were down 21.79% compared to the corresponding week last year.
The SPI decline varied across consumption groups, with the highest weekly decrease of 0.36% recorded in the fifth quintile, while the combined index declined 0.33%.
