PBS needs a makeover
Policymaking at all levels of government requires precise, timely and accurate statistics to achieve various targets such as growth rates, government spending, or interest rate setting. Data and information gaps,…
Growth rate: PBS under the spotlight
The provisional estimates for 2022-23 of the GDP by sector and by expenditure have been released recently by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). According to these estimates, the GDP…
GDP rebasing: fix PBS first
Key macroeconomic ratios – debt, fiscal and current account are measured in terms of nominal GDP and feed into determination of crucial indicators on country ratings. The investment and debt…
Lasting economic ties
Pakistan and the US share an intricate history of high and low relations. The US established diplomatic relations with Pakistan on August 15, 1947, making the US one of the…
District disparities and gender shifts
The Council of Common Interest (CCI) approved the summary findings of the 7th Population and Housing Census during its 50th meeting on August 5, 2023. A gazette notification was made…
Findings of 2023 population census
The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has recently disseminated the detailed results of the 7th Population and Housing Census of Pakistan, completed in 2023. This is the first digital Census…
Inflation decline and no feel-good factor
The July inflation data was released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on the 1 of August, showing a decline in the Consumer Price Index to 11.1 percent as…
Export ambitions vs economic realities
While the Government is seeking a 100% increase in exports over the next three years, maintaining even the current level would be miraculous given current economic policies that fail to…
An appraisal of FY25 federal budget
The Federal budget for 2024-25 has been presented in a mixed economic environment characterised by both positive and negative developments. The GDP growth rate has turned positive to 2.4% from…
Big fall in the rate of inflation
The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has come up with a very pleasant surprise. The year-to-year rate of inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), has come down…
