Pakistan: Consumer Price Index (Cpi) Inflation For The Month Of October, 2024

Indicators Base Year 2015-16 (%)
Inflation Rate, October 2024 over September 2024 (Month on Month) 1.23
Inflation Rate, October 2024 over October 2023 (Year on Year) 7.17
Average Inflation Rate, Jul-Oct, 2024-25 over Jul-Oct, 2023-24 8.68
Analysis of Consumer Price Index (CPI) Base Year (2015-16)
1. The CPI on the new base (2015-16) comprises urban CPI and Rural CPI. The Urban CPI covers 35 cities and 356 consumer items. The Rural CPI covers 27 Rural Centers and 244 consumer items. In the base year (2015-16) National CPI for 12 major groups is also computed by taking a weighted average of Urban CPI and Rural CPI.
Monthly Analysis [October 2024 over September 2024]
2. CPI National for October 2024 Increased by 1.23% over September 2024. The Urban CPI recorded an increase of 1.05% while Rural CPI recorded an increase of 1.49%.
  Group NATIONAL URBAN RURAL
Weight (%) INDICES % Change Weight (%) INDICES % Change Weight (%) INDICES % Change
Oct,2024 Sep, 2024 Oct,2024 Sep, 2024 Oct,2024 Sep, 2024
General 100.00 264.17 260.96 1.23 100.00 260.64 257.92 1.05 100.00 269.51 265.55 1.49
Food & non-alcoholic Beverages 34.58 282.86 276.85 2.17 30.42 281.39 276.17 1.89 40.87 284.51 277.61 2.49
Non-perishable food items 29.60 278.38 275.59 1.01 25.97 277.68 275.39 0.83 35.08 279.16 275.82 1.21
Perishable food items 4.99 309.47 284.32 8.84 4.46 303.03 280.76 7.93 5.79 316.95 288.46 9.88
Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco 1.02 385.40 385.24 0.04 0.85 408.28 407.83 0.11 1.28 362.33 362.46 -0.04
Clothing and footwear 8.60 246.76 246.11 0.26 8.01 237.24 237.02 0.09 9.48 258.89 257.69 0.47
Housing, Water, Elec., Gas & other fuels 23.63 239.31 235.52 1.61 27.03 245.75 241.96 1.57 18.49 225.10 221.31 1.71
Furnishing & HH equipment maintenance 4.10 271.05 269.38 0.62 4.09 261.24 258.43 1.09 4.10 285.81 285.87 -0.02
Health 2.79 256.51 252.74 1.49 2.31 260.72 257.52 1.24 3.51 252.33 247.99 1.75
Transport 5.91 299.63 304.28 -1.53 6.14 294.62 299.64 -1.68 5.56 307.99 312.01 -1.29
Communication 2.21 134.85 134.83 0.01 2.35 138.37 138.34 0.02 1.99 128.57 128.57 0.00
Recreation and Culture 1.59 274.54 273.83 0.26 1.73 259.72 259.42 0.12 1.38 302.66 301.16 0.50
Education 3.79 202.16 201.79 0.18 4.88 195.98 195.66 0.16 2.13 223.51 222.96 0.25
Restaurants and hotels 6.92 276.86 275.59 0.46 7.41 272.98 271.99 0.36 6.19 283.88 282.10 0.63
Misc. goods and services 4.87 298.54 295.01 1.20 4.77 289.03 286.58 0.85 5.02 312.20 307.12 1.65
3. The top few commodities which varied from the previous month i.e. September 2024 are given below:
URBAN:
FOOD
Increased: Fresh Vegetables (12.90%), Onions (7.64%), Wheat (5.96%), Pulse Gram (5.73%), Fish (5.54%),
Condiments and Spices (5.50%), Chicken (4.61%), Tomatoes (3.96%), Wheat Flour (3.52%), Dessert
Preparation (2.76%), Besan (2.41%), Gur (2.35%), Gram Whole (2.35%), Pulse Moong (2.33%), Sweetmeat
(2.20%), Mustard Oil (1.41%), Dry Fruits (1.23%), Bakery and Confectionary (1.06%) and Potatoes (0.86%).
Decreased: Sugar(4.55%), Pulse Mash (2.46%), Eggs (1.03%), Pulse Masoor (0.58%), Fresh Fruits (0.44%)
and Rice (0.27%).
NON-FOOD:
Increased: Water Supply (8.65%), Electricity Charges (5.02%), Household Textiles (3.91%), Household equipment (2.59%), Mechanical Services (2.06%), Furniture and Furnishing (2.01%), Postal Services (1.72%) and Hospitals Services (1.58%).
Decreased: Motor Fuel (2.31%), Transport Services (2.10%), Liquified Hydrocarbons (0.91%), Construction Input Items (0.38%) and Washing Soap/Detergents/Match Box (0.37%).
RURAL:
FOOD
Increased: Fresh Vegetables (21.32%), Onions (8.56%), Fish (7.35%), Pulse Gram (6.88%), Besan (5.42%),
Condiments and Spices (5.29%), Chicken (4.25%), Wheat Flour (3.77%), Tomatoes (3.36%), Gram Whole
(3.23%), Butter (2.86%), Cooking Oil (2.66%), Wheat (2.28%), Pulse Moong (1.98%), Vegetable Ghee
(1.74%), Mustard Oil (1.55%), Dry Fruits (1.52%) and Meat (1.27%).
Decreased: Sugar (4.16%), Pulse Mash (2.52%), Gur (1.70%), Pulse Masoor (1.65%), Potatoes (0.89%), Eggs (0.48%), Bakery and Confectionary (0.41%) and Wheat Products (0.20%).
NON-FOOD
Increased: Dental Services (6.09%), Electricity Charges (5.02%), Personal Effects (4.09%), Hospitals Services (1.51%), Recreation and Culture (1.43%), Water Supply (1.34%), Tailoring (1.26%), Readymade Garments
(1.05%) and House Rent (1.02%).
Decreased: Motor Fuels (2.51%), Washing Soaps, Detergents and Match Box (0.41%), Transport Services (0.11%) and Construction Input Items (0.03%).
YEARLY ANALYSIS [October 2024 over October 2023]
4. CPI National for October 2024 increased to 7.17% over October 2023. The Urban CPI increased to 9.28% while Rural CPI increased to 4.23%.
  Group NATIONAL URBAN RURAL
  Weight (%) INDICES % Change Weight (%) INDICES % Change Weight (%) INDICES % Change
Oct,2024 Oct,2023 Oct,2024 Oct,2023 Oct,2024 Oct,2023
General 100.00 264.17 246.50 7.17 100.00 260.64 238.51 9.28 100.00 269.51 258.57 4.23
Food & non-alcoholic Beverages 34.58 282.86 280.27 0.93 30.42 281.39 275.74 2.05 40.87 284.51 285.35 -0.29
Non-perishable food items 29.60 278.38 282.50 -1.46 25.97 277.68 277.98 -0.11 35.08 279.16 287.55 -2.92
Perishable food items 4.99 309.47 267.00 15.91 4.46 303.03 262.70 15.35 5.79 316.95 272.00 16.53
Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco 1.02 385.40 362.24 6.39 0.85 408.28 382.40 6.77 1.28 362.33 341.92 5.97
Clothing and footwear 8.60 246.76 215.31 14.60 8.01 237.24 207.50 14.33 9.48 258.89 225.27 14.92
Housing, Water, Elec., Gas & other fuels 23.63 239.31 200.70 19.24 27.03 245.75 194.82 26.14 18.49 225.10 213.67 5.35
Furnishing & HH equipment maintenance 4.10 271.05 255.85 5.94 4.09 261.24 248.56 5.10 4.10 285.81 266.82 7.12
Health 2.79 256.51 228.44 12.29 2.31 260.72 229.53 13.59 3.51 252.33 227.35 10.99
Transport 5.91 299.63 319.21 -6.13 6.14 294.62 310.68 -5.17 5.56 307.99 333.42 -7.63
Communication 2.21 134.85 120.07 12.30 2.35 138.37 124.83 10.85 1.99 128.57 111.61 15.20
Recreation and Culture 1.59 274.54 255.78 7.34 1.73 259.72 245.87 5.63 1.38 302.66 274.57 10.23
Education 3.79 202.16 183.74 10.03 4.88 195.98 184.31 6.33 2.13 223.51 181.78 22.96
Restaurants and hotels 6.92 276.86 256.50 7.94 7.41 272.98 256.43 6.45 6.19 283.88 256.62 10.62
Misc. goods and services 4.87 298.54 263.00 13.51 4.77 289.03 258.91 11.63 5.02 312.20 268.87 16.12
Top few commodities which varied from the corresponding month of the previous year
i.e. October 2023 are given below:

URBAN:

FOOD
Increased: Pulse Gram (72.37%), Besan (53.55%), Onions (38.13%), Fish (33.06%), Chicken (26.83%), Fresh
Vegetables (23.86%), Pulse Moong (21.63%), GramĀ  Whole (21.52%), Dry Fruits (21.29%), Milk Powder
(20.91%), Meat (20.35%), Beans (13.37%), Pan Prepared (12.26%), Milk Fresh (10.21%), Sweetmeat (9.71%),
Tomatoes (9.50%), Honey (9.17%), Butter (8.58%), Beverages (8.22%), Milk Products (8.02%) and Fresh
Fruits (7.7%).
Decreased: Wheat (34.13%), Wheat Flour (33.79%), Cooking Oil (10.24%), Sugar (9.15%), Wheat Products
(8.58%), Rice (7.02%), Gur (6.73%), Pulse Masoor (6.44%), Vegetable Ghee (4.27%), Mustard Oil (3.39%),
Eggs (3.08%), Bakery & Confectionary (0.87%) and Tea (0.34%).

NON-FOOD:
Increased: Gas Charges (318.74%), Motor Vehicle Tax (168.79%), Dental Services (29.23%), Woolen Readymade Garments (20.49%), Cotton Cloth (18.29%), Hospitals Services (18.27%), Footwear (17.42%), Doctor (MBBS) Clinic Fee (17.00%) and Transport Services (16.42%).
Decreased: Motor Fuel (15.60%), Liquified Hydrocarbons (4.90%), Electricity Charges (0.55%) and Communication Apparatus (0.46%).

RURAL:

FOOD
Increased: Pulse Gram (63.11%), Onions (53.76%), Besan (48.25%), Chicken (26.39%), Pulse Moong
(26.24%), Milk Powder (26.06%), Fish (24.25%), Meat (22.48%), Butter (21.49%), Beans (18.41%), Fresh
Vegetables (16.69%), Gram Whole (16.39%), Dry Fruits (14.17%), Fresh Fruits (13.40%), Milk Products
(11.34%), Milk Fresh (10.61%), Tomatoes (9.79%), Honey (9.05%), Readymade Food (8.16%) and Beverages
(6.03%).
Decreased: Wheat Flour (34.58%), Wheat (34.50%), Sugar (10.69%), Wheat Products (9.70%), Rice (3.91%),
Cooking Oil (2.17%), Gur (1.35%), Eggs (0.59%) and Vegetable Ghee (0.26%).

NON-FOOD
Increased: Motor Vehicle Tax (126.61%), Woolen Readymade Garments (36.50%), Education (22.96%), Communication Services (18.70%), Cotton Cloth (18.65%), Marriage Hall Charges (16.39%), Dental Services (14.85%), Woolen Cloth (14.64%), Furniture & Furnishing (13.67%) and Construction Input Items (13.57%).
Decreased: Motor Fuels (16.83%), Liquified Hydrocarbons (2.25%) and Electricity Charges (0.55%).

PERIOD - AVERAGE INFLATION RATE [July-October, 2024-25 over July-October, 2023-24]
5. CPI National for the period July-October (2024-25) increased to 8.68% over July- October (2023-24). The Urban CPI recorded an increase of 10.84% while Rural CPI recorded an increase of 5.65%.
6. CPI National for the period July-October (2024-25) increased to 8.68% over July- October (2023-24). The Urban CPI recorded an increase of 10.84% while Rural CPI recorded an increase of 5.65%.
 
  Group NATIONAL URBAN RURAL
Weight (%) INDICES Change (%) Weight (%) INDICES Change (%) Weight (%) INDICES Change (%)
Jul-Oct 2024-25 Jul-Oct 2023-24 Jul-Oct 2024-25 Jul-Oct 2023-24 Jul-Oct 2024-25 Jul-Oct 2023-24
General 100.00 262.19 241.26 8.68 100.00 259.11 233.77 10.84 100.00 266.85 252.57 5.65
Food & non-alcoholic Beverages 34.58 279.28 276.29 1.08 30.42 278.48 272.05 2.36 40.87 280.18 281.06 -0.32
Non-perishable food items 29.60 275.58 282.57 -2.47 25.97 275.02 278.08 -1.10 35.08 276.21 287.59 -3.96
Perishable food items 4.99 301.25 239.02 26.03 4.46 298.68 236.91 26.08 5.79 304.23 241.49 25.98
Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco 1.02 384.54 360.26 6.74 0.85 407.71 381.12 6.98 1.28 361.17 339.23 6.47
Clothing and footwear 8.60 245.38 210.85 16.38 8.01 236.43 204.01 15.89 9.48 256.79 219.56 16.96
Housing, Water, Elec., Gas & other fuels 23.63 238.02 195.30 21.87 27.03 244.46 189.89 28.74 18.49 223.80 207.26 7.98
Furnishing & HH equipment maintenance 4.10 270.10 249.99 8.05 4.09 259.79 243.81 6.55 4.10 285.64 259.29 10.16
Health 2.79 252.09 218.03 15.62 2.31 255.92 218.95 16.89 3.51 248.28 217.12 14.36
Transport 5.91 306.67 306.65 0.01 6.14 301.85 301.53 0.10 5.56 314.71 315.18 -0.15
Communication 2.21 134.74 119.42 12.82 2.35 138.32 124.19 11.38 1.99 128.36 110.94 15.70
Recreation and Culture 1.59 273.09 252.43 8.18 1.73 258.80 243.25 6.39 1.38 300.21 269.86 11.25
Education 3.79 201.17 178.36 12.79 4.88 195.39 178.10 9.71 2.13 221.12 179.26 23.35
Restaurants and hotels 6.92 273.22 249.44 9.53 7.41 269.25 249.68 7.84 6.19 280.39 249.02 12.60
Misc. goods and services 4.87 293.38 259.78 12.93 4.77 285.25 256.25 11.32 5.02 305.05 264.83 15.19
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