Local cement dispatches across Pakistan are anticipated to rise by 10% to 14% in March 2024. It is expected that total dispatches will reach approximately 3.20 million tonnes on a…
Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
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The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Friday that the weekly inflation, as measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), showed a 0.34 percent increase for the combined consumption…
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The weekly inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), witnessed an increase of 0.71 percent for the combined consumption group during the week ended November 2, the Pakistan Bureau…
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The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) witnessed a surge for the seventh consecutive week after an increase in food and fuel prices, the latest figures released by the Pakistan Bureau of…
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Pakistan’s inflation rate stayed above target at 27.4 per cent in August, data showed on Friday, as reforms set out as conditions for an IMF loan complicate the task of…
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The exports of non-textile products saw a decline of 8.99 per cent in the first month of the current fiscal year from a year ago, data compiled by the Pakistan…
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Pakistan has concluded its first-ever digital census, and its results have been notified and made available on the website of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). With an increase of…
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The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said on Thursday the general elections in the country could not be held within 90 days. In a statement issued here, a meeting of…
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The provincial seat composition in the National Assembly will not change per the census results, says the government. The question of a change in the composition of the National Assembly…
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The headline inflation witnessed a decline for the second consecutive month in July, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data revealed on Tuesday. The Consumer Price Index-based inflation (General) was…
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The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) was up by 3.73 per cent during the week ending Friday (July 28) with the surge in inflation on year-on-year basis stood at 29.21pc, shows…
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Pakistan witnessed a 12.71 per cent decline in overall exports during 2022-23 when compared with 2021-22 as the total amount dipped to $27.54 billion against the previous level of $31.78bn…
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Pakistan’s exports of textiles and clothing contracted by 14.63 per cent year-on-year to $16.50 billion during the outgoing FY23 due to higher production costs, liquidity constraints and lower global demand.…
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The sceptics may have their doubts about a ‘miracle turnaround’ in Pakistan’s fortunes after the government grabbed a last-minute stand-by loan from the IMF, but the markets have been quick…
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Pakistan’s annual consumer inflation has been contained at 29.4 per cent year-on-year in June easing sharply from a record high 38pc in May, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics says. Month-on-month…
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The latest official figures show that Pakistan is unlikely to meet the $32 billion exports target for the outgoing financial year. But, at the same time, the country has been…
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Pakistan exported a significant quantity of sugar during the February-April period of this fiscal year which pushed up domestic retail prices of the sweetener. In comparison to the same period…
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Pakistan is facing numerous economic challenges, which are exacerbated by the political impasse. Economic activity is adversely impacted as Pakistan struggles to make external debt repayments. Current account balance was…
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Consumer prices witnessed an increase in the outgoing week on the back of wheat flour, chicken, potatoes, pulses and powdered milk, taking the weekly inflation to 48.35% on an annual…
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Fired by the government’s missteps and administrative measures, inflation jumped to a 59-year highest level of 36.4% in April, squeezing the people’s purchasing power amid almost flat economic growth. A…