HAMZA HABIB

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index-based monthly inflation increased by 6.1 percent in November, as high food prices continued to maintain inflationary pressures.

According to statistics released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, on a month-on-month (MoM) basis, CPI increased by 0.4 percent in November CY25 as compared to an increase of 1.8 percent in the previous month and an increase of 0.5 percent in November 2024.

The CPI inflation (Urban) rose by 6.1 percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in November 2025, as compared to 6.0 percent in the previous month and 5.2 percent in November 2024. On a MoM basis, it increased by 0.5 percent in November 2025 as compared to an increase of 1.5 percent in the previous month and an increase of 0.5 percent in November 2024.

The CPI inflation (Rural) increased by 6.3 percent on a YoY basis in November 2025 as compared to an increase of 6.6 percent in the previous month and 4.3 percent in November 2024. On a MoM basis, it increased by 0.2 percent in November 2025, as compared to an increase of 2.3 percent in the previous month and an increase of 0.5 percent in November 2024.

The SPI inflation on a YoY basis increased by 4.2 percent in November 2025, as compared to an increase of 4.8 percent a month earlier and an increase of 7.3 percent in November 2024. On a MoM basis, it increased by 0.4 percent in November 2025 as compared to 0.9 percent in the previous month and an increase of 1.0 percent in November 2024.

The WPI inflation on a YoY basis remained stable at 1.1 percent in November 2025 as compared to the previous month, and an increase of 2.3 percent in November 2024. On a MoM basis, it decreased by 0.2 percent in November 2025 as compared to an increase of 0.5percent in the previous month and a decrease of 0.1percent in November 2024.

Measured by non-food non-energy (Urban)enhanced by 6.6 percent on a YoY basis in November 2025 as compared to 7.5 percent of the previous month and 8.9percent in November 2024. On a MoM basis, it increased by 0.3 percent in November 2025 as compared to 1.1 percent in the previous month and an increase of 1.2 percent in the corresponding month of last year, i.e., November 2024.

Non-food non-energy (Rural) increased by 8.2 percent on a YoY basis in November 2025, compared to 8.4 percent in the previous month and an increase of 10.9 percent in November 2024. On a MoM basis, it increased by 0.5 percent in November 2025 as compared to 1.3 percent in the previous month and an increase of 0.7 percent in the corresponding month of last year, ie, November 2024.

Measured by a 20 percent weighted trimmed means, Urban inflation increased by 5.3 percent on a YoY basis in November 2025, as compared to 6.0 percent in the previous month and 7.5 percent in November 2024. On a MoM basis, it increased by 0.3 percent in November 2025 as compared to 0.9 percent in the previous month and an increase of 0.6 percent in November 2024.

Measured by a 20 percent weighted trimmed mean, the Rural inflation increased by 6.4 percent on a YoY basis in November 2025, as compared to an increase of 6.8 percent in the previous month and 7.8 percent in November 2024. On a MoM basis, it increased by 0.4 percent in November 2025 as compared to an increase of 1.4 percent in the previous month and an increase of 0.5 percent in November 2024.

On a MoM basis, the prices of food commodities, which increased, include onions (47.94 percent), chicken (17.36 percent), eggs (7.92 percent), fish (2.94 percent), potatoes (2.67 percent), fresh fruits (2.27 percent), dry fruits (1.90 percent), meat (1.81 percent), wheat products (1.61 percent), cooking oil (1.55 percent), wheat (1.12 percent), and milk products (0.98 percent).

The prices of the food items, which showed a downward trend, include tomatoes (53.31 percent), pulse gram (7.69 percent), fresh vegetables (5.90 percent), besan(4.68 percent), gram whole (2.37 percent), pulse moong (1.98 percent), beans (1.79 percent), gur(1.46 percent), pulse mash (0.97 percent), pulse masoor(0.94 percent), rice (0.84 percent), condiments & spices (0.49 percent), and wheat flour (0.32 percent).

On a MoM basis, the prices of non-food items, which showed an upward trend, include electricity charges (7.11 percent), woolen readymade garments (3.70 percent), woolen cloth (3.65 percent), solid fuel (2.21 percent), postal services (2.20 percent), medical tests (1.94 percent), and drugs & medicines (1.48 percent), stationery (0.22 percent), liquified hydrocarbons (0.20 percent), construction material (0.11 percent), and motor fuel (0.10 percent). On a YoY basis, the prices of food items, which increased, include sugar (38.90 percent), butter (26.43 percent), fresh fruits (21.93 percent), wheat (21.38 percent), gur(15.17 percent), wheat flour (14.31 percent), meat (10.31 percent), condiments and spices (8.98 percent), cooking oil (8.70 percent), and vegetable ghee (8.19 percent). The prices of food items, which showed a decrease, include pulse gram (29.83 percent), besan(25.96 percent), potatoes (21.68 percent), gram whole (18.2 percent), tea (17.75 percent), pulse mash (16.41 percent), tomatoes (16.27 percent), beans (8.73 percent), pulse masoor(5.12 percent), pulse moong (1.33 percent), fresh vegetables (0.79 percent), and wheat products (0.05 percent).

Among the non-food items, the prices of the commodities, which showed a decline, include gas charges (22.91 percent), newspapers (11.93 percent), postal services (10.87 percent), medical tests (10.72 percent), transport services (9.09 percent), and solid fuel (8.66 percent). Whereas the prices of the commodities, which decreased, include textbooks (10.61 percent), Liquified Hydrocarbons (9.97 percent), and electricity charges (9.39 percent).