Inflation: whys and wherefores
Inflation is a function of both internal and external economic factors while in Pakistan the onus can also be placed on "non-economic factors" that include the activities of a 'profiteer'…
Inflation on a downward trajectory
Nothing can erode a political government’s popularity faster than a rise in inflation accompanied by an income raise lower than the rate of inflation. While the Khan-led administration did take…
Dip in the rate of inflation
There has been a noticeable drop in the rate of inflation on a year-to-year basis. The national Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 14.6 percent in January 2020. It has…
Poverty and inflation
Both poverty and inflation are on the rise in Pakistan. Both are the result of man-made policies. Poverty is the direct result of the existing social and economic system and…
Low inflation
The people of Pakistan have been saved from the ravages of high inflation during the last four years. From 2014-15 onwards the rate of increase in the Consumer Price Index…
Food inflation rises to 22pc!
The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) for the first full week of 2020 ending on the 9th of January has been released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). Credit must…
This uncontrolled inflation
The State Bank of Pakistan, in its recent monetary policy statement announced it would not cut the discount rate, which will remain at the highest rate of 13.25 percent at…
Understatement of the rate of inflation
Pakistan has been experiencing double-digit inflation after a gap of eight years. This has motivated the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics to change the base year of the Consumer Price Index…
Spurt in inflation
Inflation has hit a double-digit rate of 10.3 percent in July 2019. This has happened after a gap of over six years. The spurt in inflation has been happening since…
Inflation and future outlook
The new inflation number has surprised all economic analysts. Against an inflation of 9.1% in May (YoY), and on the face of significant increase in petroleum price and depreciation of…
